Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS ACT 2023 (NO. 8 OF 2023) - SECT 61

    (1)     A professional engineer commits an offence if—

        (a)     an approved code of practice applies to the engineer; and

        (b)     the engineer fails to comply with a requirement of the approved code of practice; and

        (c)     the engineer is reckless about whether the conduct complies with the approved code of practice.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     A professional engineer commits an offence if—

        (a)     an approved code of practice applies to the engineer; and

        (b)     the engineer fails to comply with a requirement of the approved code of practice.

Maximum penalty: 30 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against subsection (2) is a strict liability offence.