BPEQ cannot recommend an engineer, but all engineers registered by BPEQ have been assessed as qualified and competent professionals. Members of the public can search for a RPEQ by name, location, area of engineering or RPEQ number....
Queensland is the only jurisdiction with a comprehensive and mandatory registration system for engineers. Other states and territories require registration for engineers working in particular industries (e.g. residential building, building sector)....
If the qualification and competency requirements for professional accreditation from an organisation that administers an approved assessment scheme on BPEQ’s behalf, are equivalent to or exceed the qualification and competency requirements for RPEQ registration, then it can be used to prove eligibility for registration. It is...
BPEQ is the statutory regulator for the profession, and administers an Act of Parliament (the Professional Engineers Act 2002). Engineers must be registered by BPEQ to carry out professional engineering services in or for Queensland. BPEQ can receive complaints about engineering services and investigate and...
Carry out all professional engineering services under the direct supervision of a RPEQ who is responsible for the services. The PE Act states that a person can carry out professional engineering services in Queensland or for Queensland whilst unregistered if they are carrying out the...
No. Engineering technologists and associates do not meet the qualification standard to be eligible for registration as a RPEQ. If you believe your qualification coupled with your competency and work experience is equivalent to that of a RPEQ, you should contact your preferred assessment scheme...
You can be registered in as many areas of engineering as you like providing that you have undertaken an assessment of your qualifications and competencies through the appropriate assessment scheme for each area you are applying for. Your total CPD obligations remain at 150 hours...
Yes. You can be registered in as many areas of engineering as you like. For each area, you will need to undertake assessment of your qualifications and competencies through the appropriate assessment scheme. Your total CPD obligations remain at 150 hours per three-year period, regardless...
Yes. If you are an engineer from interstate or overseas carrying out a professional engineering service for a Queensland-based project, you are required to be a RPEQ, or be directly supervised by a RPEQ. Regardless of whether any of the work is physically undertaken in...
A prescriptive standard is a document that states procedures or criteria for carrying out an engineering service, the application of which does not require advanced scientifically-based calculations....
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