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Queensland regulation
This Queensland regulation sets out the administrative rules for how registered professional engineers (engineers who hold official registration under Queensland law) participate in governing their own profession.
1. Elections to the Board The regulation runs the process for electing a registered engineer to sit on the Professional Engineers Board (the governing body that oversees the profession). Think of it like electing a union rep — except here, engineers elect one of their own to have a voice on the board that regulates them. The rules cover:
2. Aeronautical Engineers — Special Rules For aeronautical engineering (aircraft-related), the regulation sets a specific qualification standard: you need a current appointment from CASA (the Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australia's national aviation regulator) as an authorised person under Commonwealth aviation regulations. This is different from most other engineering disciplines.
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Direct links to the current provisions in Professional Engineers Regulation 2019.
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3. Prescribed Universities Seven Queensland universities are listed as having recognised engineering schools, which matters for registration eligibility:
4. Code of Practice A code of professional conduct made by the board on 4 August 2020 is formally approved under this regulation.
5. Fees Fees payable under the main Act are set out in a schedule (not reproduced here).
6. Housekeeping The old 2003 version of this regulation is repealed, with transition rules protecting any elections that were already underway.