About

Professional Engineers Registration Act Amended 2007

Administered by →

Institution of Engineers Papua New Guinea (IEPNG)

Professional Engineers Registration Board (PERB):

Same as →

Institution of Engineers Papua New Guinea (IEPNG) Council:

• Chair person

• President

• Deputy Chair person

• Vice President

• Past Chair person

• Past President

• Secretary / Registrar

• Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

• 4 Elected Board Members / 2 appointed Members

• 4 Elected Council Members / 2 Appointed Members

Roles & Responsibilities

Per the PERA Sec 8:

1. the registration of a person qualified to be a registered engineer; and;
2. the provisional registration of a person qualified to be a provisionally registered engineer; and
3. the deregistration of a person registered as a registered engineer or as a provisionally registered engineer; and
4. on advice from the Institution, to determine the qualifications and standards of qualifications for registration and provisional registration in the various fields of professional engineering; and
5. to conduct investigations into the activities and conduct of registered engineers or provisionally registered engineers.
6. to conduct investigations into the activities of any person, Company, Statutory Body, Government Body or Organisation that undertakes, or employs others to undertake professional engineering works (including design work, investigations and other investigation carried out offshore).

Compared to →

Per the Institution Constitution Sec 11.3:

1. The Board shall at all times, in governing the affairs of the Institution, give priority to facilitating the advancement of the Mission as stated in Sec 3 mainly to enhancing the quality of life of the people of Papua New Guinea by the responsible and creative application of engineering by its mission to the Community and Members:
   1. Advance the practice of engineering in the interests of the safety, well-being, and the quality of life of members of the community.
   2. Promote an engineering management and practice style that will ensure sustainable development of the environment.
   3. Assure the community of the quality of the engineering profession by a continuous process of accreditation of qualifications and monitoring the competency standards of the profession.
   4. and encourage high technical and ethical standards.
   5. Sustain standards with ethics and discipline.
   6. Encourage innovative solutions
   7. Facilitate the acquisition and sharing of knowledge.
   8. Represent their interests.
2. At the end of each financial year the Board shall prepare an Annual Statement of Accounts which after being certified by the Auditor shall be presented at the Annual General Meeting
3. The Board shall prepare an Annual Report that shall be presented at the Annual General Meeting