Electrical engineers – registration becomes mandatory on 1 June 2023. To continue providing professional engineering services, you must lodge a registration application with the BLA by 1 June 2023. If you do not lodge an application by this date, you must cease providing professional engineering services until you lodge an application and it is approved. You should take the first step to register now.
The Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 (the Act) commenced on 1 July 2021.
The Act requires you to be registered with the Business Licensing Authority (BLA) to provide professional engineering services in a prescribed area of engineering in Victoria, or from a location outside Victoria, if the services are intended for Victoria.
You are not required to be registered if you work under the direct supervision of a registered practising professional engineer or only in accordance with a prescriptive standard.
The five areas of engineering prescribed for registration in the Act are:
- fire safety engineering
- civil engineering
- structural engineering
- electrical engineering
- mechanical engineering.
Timeline for professional engineers registration
Mandatory registration will be phased in by each of the five prescribed areas of engineering.
| Area of engineering |
Date registration becomes mandatory |
|
Fire safety engineer
|
1 December 2021
|
|
Civil engineer
|
1 October 2022
|
|
Structural engineer
|
1 October 2022
|
|
Electrical engineer
|
1 June 2023
|
|
Mechanical engineer
|
1 December 2023
|
To continue providing professional engineering services, you must lodge a registration application with the BLA by the date when registration becomes mandatory for your area of engineering.
Note: if you also practise in, or want to practise in, the building industry, you also need to seek endorsement of your registration. For more information, view If you want to work in the building industry.
Start your registration process early
To ensure that your registration is completed by the date when registration will become mandatory for your area of engineering, you should lodge your application for registration with the BLA at least three months before that date.
Applications for registration with the BLA must be made through myCAV. For more information, view About myCAV.
For more information on the registration process, please view Apply for registration and endorsement.
Public register
You can search the professional engineers public register by name or registration number. View more information on the public register.
View the Guidelines and Practice note:
Code of Conduct for Professional Engineers
As a professional engineer, your legal obligations under the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 include the obligations under the Code of Conduct for Professional Engineers (PDF, 388KB).
Guide to the Code of Conduct
The Guide to the Code of Conduct for Professional Engineers (Word, 947KB) helps professional engineers to interpret and comply with the Code of Conduct for Professional Engineers made under the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019.
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