Approved assessment entities are an integral part of the scheme and will undertake registration assessments and provide advice to the Registrar on whether a person meets the registration requirements.

An approved assessment entity will be authorised to assess and recommend that an applicant meets the necessary qualifications, experience and competencies to be registered as a professional engineer in the areas(s) of engineering for which an application for registration has been made. The assessment report prepared will be provided to the applicant for submission with their application for registration.

See an example of an  approved assessment entity report.

Approved assessment entities

The approval instrument and conditions of approval is contained in the Professional Engineers (Assessment Entity) Approval 2024 and Professional Engineers (Assessment Entity) Approval 2025.

The following entities are approved assessment entities:

Name of Assessment entityContact DetailsAreas of engineering approved for
Australian Institute of Refrigeration Airconditioning and Heating (AIRAH) Mechanical
Engineers Australia All
Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia NSW & ACT(IPEWA NSW & ACT) Civil
Professionals Australia

NOTE: Professionals Australia have a limited assessment scheme in the ACT and cannot provide assessments for:

  • the building and construction industry; and
  • alternative pathways.
Civil
Structural
Mechanical
Electrical

Assessment entities are approved for a maximum period of five years and can have their approval revoked in certain circumstances. The above list is a current list of approved entities. Should an assessment entity no longer be approved they will be removed from this list and the approval instrument to align with the end date of their approval.

Seeking approval to be an assessment entity

An entity seeking approval must meet the eligible entity requirements under the Act and the proposed scheme must be an eligible assessment scheme.

Approved assessment entities may charge the applicant a fee for this service. In seeking approval to be an assessment entity, an entity must include details of proposed fees and how those are reasonable considering the scope of services being offered.

Further information is available in the Approval as an assessment entity under the Professional Engineers Act 2023 factsheet [208.8 KB].

Entities who wish to be approved as an assessment entity under the Professional Engineers Act 2023 should email EPSDDBuildingReform@act.gov.au for the Application forms.

Complaints about an assessment entity

Any complaints about an assessment entity should be sent to EPSDDBuildingReform@act.gov.au and include the following information:

  • Name of the assessment entity
  • Background
  • Issue
  • Details of interactions with the assessment entity on the issue to date
  • Any breaches of the assessment entities complaint handling procedures in managing the complaint.
    • It is a condition of approval that assessment entities publish their complaint handling procedures on their website.