You will need this registration to provide professional engineering services.
From 1 July 2021, registration will be mandatory for professional engineers who practise in the building industry. You will not need to be registered if you work under the direct supervision of a registered practising professional engineer or only in accordance with a prescriptive standard.
The five areas of engineering that will need registration in the future and the dates registration becomes mandatory are:
- fire safety engineering: 1 December 2021
- civil engineering: 1 October 2022
- structural engineering: 1 October 2022
- electrical engineering: 1 June 2023
- mechanical engineering: 1 December 2023.