This policy establishes the underlying principles and obligations of the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (Board) concerning the management and resolution of complaints. This policy has been developed in accordance with the Board’s values, and the Public Service Act 2008 (PSA) which requires a...
The purpose of this policy is to outline the Board’s policy as to how it will determine the list of RPEQs to be audited each year for compliance with its Continuing Professional Development policy....
The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (Board) is pleased to announce the appointment of Suzanne Burow as Chairperson. Suzanne is a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ), practicing in civil engineering. The Government confirmed Ms Burow’s appointment as Board Chairperson, effective 30 May 2024. Previously, Ms Burow...
What happened? The Board received a complaint about the conduct of a RPEQ in carrying out professional engineering services for a project undertaken in Queensland. The complaint alleged that the RPEQ provided engineering designs and inspections of a carport and patio posts and to ensure they were...
The purpose of this practice note is to clarify the Board’s position on issues relating to project certification in the context of the Professional Engineers Act 2002....
This was a prosecution by the Board against a RPEQ (de-identified as X2) in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal....
The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland registers and welcomes it's 30,000th RPEQ Willem Nagel The ranks of RPEQs continue to grow. In the last financial year, the Board welcomed an impressive 2,000 new registrants, the highest annual number of new registrants in the Board’s 90-year-plus...
If you provide professional engineering services in Queensland, it’s crucial to be a registered professional engineer (RPEQ), under the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (PE Act), as demonstrated in recent case brought by the Board. A chartered engineering associate inspected an amusement device. As part of the inspection, the engineering associate produced...
This case was a prosecution for three offences against the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (Qld) (“the Act”) brought by the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (“Board”) against an unregistered person (deidentified as Y) in the Magistrates Court of Queensland. Charges The charges against the alleged a...
Unregistered engineers can face serious consequences providing professional engineering services in or for Queensland if they fail to comply with the Professional Engineers Act 2002 (PE Act). The Board recently prosecuted a case involving an interstate engineer providing professional engineering services for a building in Queensland. The engineer worked outside...
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