Reprint as at 25 October 2006

Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002

Public Act	2002 No 17
Date of assent	31 May 2002
Commencement	see section 2

Note

Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.

A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.

This Act is administered by the Department of Building and Housing .

1 Title

Part 1
Preliminary provisions

2 Commencement

3 Purpose of Act

4 Interpretation

5 Act to bind the Crown

Part 2
Chartered professional engineers

Title of chartered professional engineer and its protection

6 Title of chartered professional engineer

7 Protection of title of chartered professional engineer

Registration of chartered professional engineers

8 Requirements for initial registration as chartered professional engineer

9 Issue and term of registration certificate

10 Registration charges

11 Chartered professional engineer to meet minimum standards for continued registration

12 Removal from register

13 Suspension from register

14 Placing registration in abeyance

15 Effect of suspension or abeyance of registration

16 Registration Authority to keep register of chartered professional engineers

17 Form of register

18 Matters to be shown in register

19 Register to be public

Disciplining of chartered professional engineers

20 Complaints on chartered professional engineers

21 Grounds for discipline of chartered professional engineers

22 Disciplinary penalties

23 Non-payment of fines or costs

Decision-making functions and general procedure of decision authorities under this Part

24 Decision-making functions of Registration Authority and Council under this Part

25 Specified procedure for making decisions

26 Other procedure for making decisions

Powers and procedure of decision authorities on disciplinary matters

27 Registration Authority and Council may hear evidence for disciplinary matters

28 District Court may authorise Registration Authority or Council to summon witnesses on disciplinary matters

29 Issuing of summons by Registration Authority or Council

30 Serving of summons

31 Witnesses' fees, allowances, and expenses

32 Failure to comply with summons

33 Protection for members of decision authorities and others for disciplinary matters

34 Enforcement of orders

Appeal of decisions

35 Right of appeal

36 Decisions to have effect until appeal

37 Hearing and determination of appeal

38 Appeal to High Court on questions of law

Part 3
Registration Authority and Chartered Professional Engineers Council

Registration Authority

39 Functions of Registration Authority

40 Rules relating to chartered professional engineers

41 Particular requirements for preparation and approval of rules containing CPEng standards

42 Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 and Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 to rules

43 Registration Authority may delegate functions

Chartered Professional Engineers Council

44 Establishment of Chartered Professional Engineers Council

45 Functions of Council

46 Body corporate status and powers

47 Powers to be exercised for purpose of functions

48 Members and their role

49 Composition of board

50 Criteria for appointment

51 Further provisions as to Council and its board in Schedule 1

Reporting by Registration Authority and Council

52 Registration Authority to provide annual performance report to Council

53 Council to provide annual performance reports on Registration Authority to Minister

54 Obligation for Council to prepare own annual report

55 Annual financial statements and statement of responsibility

56 Audit

57 Obligation for Council to provide own annual report to Minister

58 Council to publish reports

59 Annual reports to be presented to House of Representatives

60 Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Council

61 Financial year of Council

Part 4
Miscellaneous provisions

Miscellaneous

62 Certificate of Registration Authority or Council to be conclusive evidence

63 Payment and application of charges, fines, and other money

64 Annual levy to be paid by Registration Authority to Council

65 Regulations

Transitional and consequential provisions—Outline

66 Outline of transitional and consequential provisions

Transitional and consequential provisions relating to establishment of Council

67 Members of Engineers Registration Board to be members of Council on commencement date

68 Engineers Registration Board to pay start-up amount to Council

69 Related amendments to other Acts

Transitional and consequential provisions relating to establishment of register of chartered professional engineers

70 Rules must be made and provided to Council before 1 November 2002

71 Registration Authority not to register persons for 6-month establishment period

Transitional and consequential provisions relating to ending of title of registered engineer

73 Engineers Registration Board to cease new registrations from end of establishment period

74 Dissolution of Engineers Registration Board at end of transitional period

75 Repeal of Engineers Registration Act 1924 at end of transitional period

76 Other enactments amended at end of transitional period

77 Prohibition on use of title of registered engineer from end of transitional period

Schedule 1
Further provisions applying to Council and its board

Schedule 2
Enactments amended

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