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The
Institute of Engineers Australia
The Institution of Engineers Australia was first established in
1919 and was granted a Royal Charter in 1938. It now operates within
the terms of the Supplemental Royal Charter granted in 1993. In
March 2003 it adopted a new common name, ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA.
The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia
The Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA) is a business
organisation that represents and provides assistance to Australian
consulting engineering firms rather than individual engineers. ACEA
represents firmsof all sizes nationwide - small, medium and large
firms, as well as sole practitioners.
Services that ACEA firms provide include building, infrastructure,
transport, communications and IT, project management, environmental
management, water engineering, electrical, geotechnical, chemical,
energy, acoustical and mining. ACEA member firms constitute over
three-quarters of the consulting engineering firms who employ ten
or more people and includes most large and medium-sized firms in
Australia.
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The
Association of Consulting Structural Engineers
Formed by the leading Consulting Engineers in the field of Structural
Engineering to:
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Improve
the standard of service. |
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Maintain
the code of behaviour of the profession. |
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Assist
members to maintain their skills and keep up with the latest
trends, enabling members to produce quality work. |
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The Board of Professional Engineers Queensland
- www.bpeq.qld.gov.au
It is a legal requirement for professional engineers to register with
the Board before they can practise as a professional engineer in Queensland.
That is, you must be a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland
ie RPEQ. The rule applies to all persons who in their employment provide
an engineering service to their employer. The Board is empowered to:
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maintain
public confidence in the standard of services provided by registered
professional engineers |
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uphold
the standards of practice of registered professional engineers |
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protect
the public by ensuring professional engineering services are
provided by a registered professional engineer in a professional
and competent way |
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Structural
Engineering is concerned with the research, planning, design, construction,
inspection, monitoring, maintenance, rehabilitation and demolition
of permanent and temporary structures and structural systems and their
components and with associated technical, economic, environmental,
aesthetic and social aspects.
Civil engineers are responsible for the design, construction, operation
and maintenance of water supply systems. |
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