Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Rules (No 2) 2002

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Reprint as at 1 December 2020

Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Rules (No 2) 2002

(SR 2002/389)

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These rules are administered by the Institution of Professional Engineers 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).

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
3A	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	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
	Applications 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
	Commencement of assessment
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
	Way in which suspensions, removals, and abeyances for other non-disciplinary reasons must be decided on and implemented
35	Registration Authority must give person opportunity to respond
36	Registration Authority must notify decision
	Voluntary abeyances
37	How to voluntarily place registration into abeyance
38	Minimum and maximum periods of voluntary abeyances
	Subpart 6—Register
39	Additional matters to be shown in register
40	Form of register
41	Amendment of register
	Subpart 7—Miscellaneous
42	Retention of assessment information
	Part 3 Code of ethical conduct
42A	Interpretation
	Obligations in public interest
42B	Take reasonable steps to safeguard health and safety
42C	Have regard to effects on environment
42D	Report adverse consequences
	Obligations relating to personal conduct
42E	Act competently
42F	Behave appropriately
42G	Inform others of consequences of not following advice
42H	Maintain confidentiality
42I	Report breach of code
	General obligations to society [Revoked]
43	Take reasonable steps to safeguard health and safety [Revoked]
44	Have regard to effects on environment [Revoked]
45	Act with honesty, objectivity, and integrity [Revoked]
	General professional obligations [Revoked]
46	Not misrepresent competence [Revoked]
47	Not misrepresent chartered professional engineer status [Revoked]
48	Inform others of consequences of not following advice [Revoked]
49	Not promise, give, or accept inducements [Revoked]
	Obligations to employers and clients [Revoked]
50	Not disclose confidential information [Revoked]
51	Not misuse confidential information for personal benefit [Revoked]
52	Disclose conflicts of interest [Revoked]
	Obligations owed to other engineers [Revoked]
53	Not review other engineers’ work without taking reasonable steps to inform them and investigate [Revoked]
	Part 4 Disciplining of chartered professional engineers
	Complaints and inquiries
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
	Disciplinary committee
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
	General provisions
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
84	Investigating committee
85	Disciplinary committee
	Part 6 Rule-making procedure
86	Procedure for making, amending, or revoking rules
87	Exception for cases of urgency
	Part 7 Miscellaneous
88	Revocation of Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Rules 2002
	Schedule 1AA Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Schedule 1 Information that must be contained in form for assessments
	Schedule 2 Charges
	Gazette Information
	Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Amendment Rules 2004
	Chartered Professional Engineers of New Zealand Amendment Rules 2011
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