Fees and forms

Registration fees and forms

The fees in this table are for 2023-24.

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Create a myCAV account to apply for registration and endorsement, lodge a renewal application and an annual endorsement statement or access and update your registration and endorsement details.	To start using myCAV, create your own myCAV account using a personal email address to verify your identity. Sign into your account. Create or sign-in to your myCAV account For more information, view About myCAV.	Free
Apply for registration and endorsement, if required	Professional Engineer – Registration and endorsement application Sign-in to your myCAV account	Initial registration (for 3 years) – practising professional engineer - $528.10 Initial registration (for 3 years) – non-practising professional engineer - $179.20 Initial endorsement (for 3 years) - $234.50
Apply to add an area of engineering to a registration and endorsement, if required.	Professional Engineer – Add an area of engineering application Sign-in to your myCAV account	$92.10 (Endorsement application - $234.50)
National criminal history and other record checks	This form is only required if you do not complete online identity verification. Consent to national criminal history and other record checks (Word, 612KB)	N/A
Application for Building endorsement - External administration declaration form	External administration declaration - VBA (PDF)	N/A
Apply to renew registration and endorsement, if applicable.	Professional Engineer – Registration and endorsement renewal application Sign-in to your myCAV account	Registration renewal (for 3 years) – practising professional engineer - $593.40 Registration renewal (for 3 years) – non-practising professional engineer - $192.40 Endorsement renewal (for 3 years) - $234.50
Lodge annual endorsement statement	Professional Engineer – Annual endorsement statement Sign-in to your myCAV account	Annual endorsement fee - $118.00
Change type of registration	Professional Engineer – Apply to change registration to non-practising or practising Sign-in to your myCAV account	Pro-rata practising registration fee based on remaining registration period
Update registration and/or endorsement details	Professional engineers – Update registration and endorsement details Sign-in to your myCAV account	N/A
Apply to search and take an extract of or copy of Register of Professional Engineers	Send the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) a request for the certificate using the BLA enquiry form.	$53.40
Apply for a certified extract of or copy of Register of Professional Engineers	Send the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) a request for the certificate using the BLA enquiry form.	$53.40

Assessment schemes fees and forms

The fees in this table are for 2022-23.

Note: The BLAengineers@justice.vic.gov.au email address should only be used for enquiries about approved assessment schemes and assessment entities. For general enquiries about professional engineers registration, contact the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) using the BLA enquiry form.

Activity	Form	Fee (all amounts are GST exempt)
Apply for approval of a new assessment scheme	Application for approval of an assessment scheme, renewal of or variation to an approved assessment scheme for professional engineers Email your completed application to BLAengineers@justice.vic.gov.au	$5,088.00
Apply to vary an existing assessment scheme	Application for approval of an assessment scheme, renewal of or variation to an approved assessment scheme for professional engineers Email your completed application to BLAengineers@justice.vic.gov.au	$1,383.30
Apply to renew an expiring assessment scheme	Application for approval of an assessment scheme, renewal of or variation to an approved assessment scheme for professional engineers Email your completed application to BLAengineers@justice.vic.gov.au	$5,088.00