The Scheme will be regulated by the Professional Engineers Registrar (the Registrar), who sits within Access Canberra.

Functions of the Registrar include:

  • determining applications for registration and renewal
  • monitoring compliance with, and investigating and prosecuting alleged contraventions of the legislation
  • taking regulatory action
  • referring registered professional engineers to the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal (ACAT) for regulatory action
  • acting on complaints made about registered professional engineers
  • keeping the public register