Professional Engineers Act 2023
- Number
- A2023-8
- Status
- In Force
- Current law
- Regulations & instruments
- Point-in-time versions
- Law history
Current version
Notes
- Proposed amendments by Statute Law Amendment Bill 2025[4].
Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 March 2025 | HTMLPDFWord | R3 | 6 March 2025 | Republication for commenced provisions and amendments by A2023-36[5] |
Administering Minister and Directorate
- Minister for Planning and Sustainable Development - City and Environment Directorate
Legislative instruments
Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws
Name | Type | Under | Effective | Year and No |
---|---|---|---|---|
Professional Engineers Regulation 2024[6] | Subordinate laws | s 89 | 6 March 2025 | SL2024-3 |
Professional Engineers (Continuing Professional Development) Determination 2024[7] | Disallowable instruments | s 84 | 6 March 2025 | DI2024-281 |
Professional Engineers (Fees) Determination 2024 [8] | Disallowable instruments | s 88 | 6 March 2024 | DI2024-33 |
Professional Engineers (Fire Safety Engineering) Code of Practice 2024[9] | Disallowable instruments | s 85 | 6 March 2025 | DI2024-280 |
Professional Engineers (Professional Engineers) Code of Practice 2024[10] | Disallowable instruments | s 85 | 6 March 2025 | DI2024-279 |
Professional Engineers (Qualifications, Experience and Competencies) Determination 2024[11] | Disallowable instruments | s 83 | 6 March 2024 | DI2024-32 |
Professional Engineers (Assessment Entity) Approval 2024[12] | Notifiable instruments | s 32 | 6 March 2024 - 5 March 2029 | NI2024-100 |
Professional Engineers (Assessment Entity) Approval 2025[13] | Notifiable instruments | s 32 | 27 February 2025 - 26 February 2030 | NI2025-95 |
Professional Engineers (Professional Engineers Registrar) Appointment 2024[14] | Notifiable instruments | s 10 | 6 March 2024 - 17 August 2025 | NI2024-99 |
Professional Engineers (Scope of Area of Engineering) Guideline 2024 (No 2)[15] | Notifiable instruments | s 9 | 10 September 2024 | NI2024-500 |
Related instruments
Name | Effective | Year and No |
---|---|---|
Public Sector Management (Professional Engineers) Delegation 2024[16] | 6 March 2024 | NI2024-101 |
Point-in-time versions
Effective | Files/Formats | Version | Published | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
6 March 2025 | HTMLPDFWord | R3 | 6 March 2025 | Republication for commenced provisions and amendments by A2023-36[5] |
25 May 2024 - 5 March 2025 | HTMLPDFWord | R2 | 25 May 2024 | Republication for amendments by A2024-21[17] |
6 March 2024 - 24 May 2024 | HTMLPDFWord | R1 | 6 March 2024 | Republication for new Act and amendments by A2023-20[18] |
6 March 2024 | HTMLPDFWord | As notified | 11 April 2023 | The commencement of this Act was amended by A2023-20[18] pt 5 and A2024-21[17] pt 6 |
Bill and Explanatory statement
The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Professional Engineers Bill 2022[19].
Notification statement
The Professional Engineers Act 2023 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001.
Notified: 11 April 2023 (Parliamentary Counsel)
Act as notified
Date notified | Effective | Files/Formats | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
11 April 2023 | 6 March 2024 | HTMLPDFWord | The commencement of this Act was amended by A2023-20[18] pt 5 and A2024-21[17] pt 6 |
Commencement
Provision | Commencement date | Commencement method |
---|---|---|
s 1, s 2 | 11 April 2023 | LA[20] s 75 (1) |
s 3, s 4, pt 2, pt 3, pt 5, pt 11, pt 12, sch 1 | 6 March 2024 | s 2 (1) and CN2024-1[21] |
remainder | 6 March 2025 | s 2 (2) |
Amendments
For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.
Year and number | Amending law | Amending provision | Commencement date |
---|---|---|---|
A2023-36[5] | Planning (Consequential Amendments) Act 2023 | sch 1 pt 1.51 | 6 March 2025 |
A2024-21[17] | Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2024 | pt 6 | 25 May 2024 |
A2023-20[18] | Planning and Environment Legislation Amendment Act 2023 | pt 5 | 22 June 2023 |