New Zealand Legislation: Regulations
Regulations are laws made under Acts
Reprint as at 1 January 2012
(SR 2002/389)
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.
These rules are administered by the Institution of Professional Engineers of New Zealand Incorporated.
Pursuant to section 40 of the Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Act 2002, the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand Incorporated makes the following rules (which, in the case of the rules containing CPEng standards, have been prepared, and approved by the Chartered Professional Engineers Council, in accordance with section 41 of that Act).
Part 1
Title of chartered professional engineer
4 Title of chartered professional engineer
5 Use of title of chartered professional engineer in representing overseas qualifications
Part 2
Registration of chartered professional engineers
Subpart 1—Assessment for initial registration
Minimum standard for registration
6 Minimum standard for registration as chartered professional engineer
7 Definitions for purpose of minimum standard for registration
8 How to apply for registration
9 Information that must be provided to support application
9A Information missing from application
Way in which application for registration must be evaluated and decisions made and implemented
10 Assessment panel must evaluate application
11 Way in which assessment panel must evaluate application
12 Competency Assessment Board must make decision on application
13 Competency Assessment Board must give applicant opportunity to respond
14 Competency Assessment Board must meet additional requirements if rejecting or varying recommendation
15 Registration Authority must notify and implement decision
Subpart 2—Registration certificates
16 How to apply for registration certificates
17 Issue of registration certificates
18 Term for which registration certificates issued
19 Registration Authority may require cancelled or suspended registration certificates to be returned or destroyed
Subpart 3—Assessment for continued registration
Minimum standard for continued registration
20 Minimum standard for continued registration as chartered professional engineer
Minimum frequency of assessments of continued registration
21 Minimum frequency of assessment of continued registration
22 Registration Authority must notify chartered professional engineers of assessment
23 Information that must be provided to demonstrate current competence
Way in which continued registration must be evaluated and decisions made and implemented
24 Assessment panel must evaluate continued registration
25 Way in which assessment panel must evaluate continued registration
26 Competency Assessment Board must make decision on continued registration
27 Competency Assessment Board must give candidate opportunity to respond
28 Competency Assessment Board must meet additional requirements if rejecting or varying recommendation
29 Registration Authority must notify and implement decision
30 Complaints arising from assessment of continued registration
Subpart 4—Review of registration assessment procedures
31 Request for review of assessment procedures
32 Competency assessment reviewer must carry out review of assessment procedures
33 Registration Authority must notify and implement decision
34 Subpart does not limit statutory rights of appeal
Subpart 5—Suspensions, removals, or abeyances of registration for other non-disciplinary reasons
35 Registration Authority must give person opportunity to respond
36 Registration Authority must notify decision
37 How to voluntarily place registration into abeyance
38 Minimum and maximum periods of voluntary abeyances
39 Additional matters to be shown in register
42 Retention of assessment information
General obligations to society
43 Take reasonable steps to safeguard health and safety
44 Have regard to effects on environment
45 Act with honesty, objectivity, and integrity
General professional obligations
46 Not misrepresent competence
47 Not misrepresent chartered professional engineer status
48 Inform others of consequences of not following advice
49 Not promise, give, or accept inducements
Obligations to employers and clients
50 Not disclose confidential information
51 Not misuse confidential information for personal benefit
52 Disclose conflicts of interest
Obligations owed to other engineers
53 Not review other engineers' work without taking reasonable steps to inform them and investigate
Part 4
Disciplining of chartered professional engineers
54 How to complain about chartered professional engineers
55 Registration Authority may inquire into matters on own motion
Initial investigation of complaint
56 Registration Authority must refer complaint to investigating committee unless grounds for not doing so
57 Grounds for not referring complaint to investigating committee
58 Way in which decision on whether or not to refer complaint to investigating committee must be made
59 Registration Authority must notify and implement decision
Investigation of complaint or inquiry by investigating committee
60 Investigating committee must determine whether or not to refer complaint or inquiry to disciplinary committee
61 Powers of investigating committee
62 Investigating committee may explore alternative dispute resolution for complaints
63 Investigating committee must give person complained about opportunity to respond
64 Way in which investigating committee's decision must be made
65 Registration Authority must notify and implement decision
66 Disciplinary committee must determine complaint or inquiry
67 Powers of disciplinary committee
68 Way in which disciplinary committee must consider disciplinary matter
69 Way in which disciplinary committee's decision must be made
70 Registration Authority must notify and implement decision
Part 5
Persons carrying out delegated functions and powers under rules
71 Persons carrying out delegated functions and powers under rules
72 General provisions about procedures of persons carrying out decision-making functions
73 Rules do not limit Registration Authority's power to carry out delegated functions and powers
74 General provisions about appointments, revocations of appointments, and resignations under this Part
Persons with delegated functions relating to registration
75 Assessment panels and assessors
76 Procedures of assessment panel
77 Competency Assessment Board
78 Chairperson of Competency Assessment Board
79 Meetings and procedures of Competency Assessment Board
80 Competency assessment reviewer
Persons with delegated functions relating to disciplinary matters
81 Complaints research officers
82 Registration Authority must keep list of persons who may be members of committees
83 Chairpersons and alternate chairpersons of investigating and disciplinary committees
86 Procedure for making, amending, or revoking rules
87 Exception for cases of urgency
88 Revocation of Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Rules 2002
Schedule 1
Information that must be contained in form for assessments
Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Amendment Rules 2004
Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Amendment Rules 2011
