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Issue 75 2021

Protecting the public and setting the standard of engineering.

A word from the Chair 2

Automatic mutual recognition 3

Engineers crucial to building confidence

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PE Act reforms usher in new regulatory regime

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Suzanne Burow named EA Queensland president

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Are you renewal ready? 9

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A word from the Chair

Welcome to BPEQ’s first e-news for 2021 and a belated Happy New Year to you all.

Last year I announced that BPEQ would be focusing on local government engagement during the first half of this year. Staff from BPEQ have already completed seminars with councils in South West Queensland, Sunshine Coast and Wide Bay-Burnett regions. The feedback from these seminars indicates that engineers, CEOs and others are going away with a much better understanding of how the PE Act relates to them and their work. BPEQ can explain the legislation, give examples of disciplinary actions and prosecutions but cannot give legal advice, a specific example being to determine what is and is not a professional engineering service – councils need to seek their own legal advice about this. However, a simple ‘test’ for an engineer to determine if they are carrying out a professional engineering service and need to be registered is: if they are hired / engaged for their engineering skills and knowledge and have a degree and four to five years engineering work experience, get registered.

'...engineers, CEOs and others are going away with a much better understanding of how the PE Act relates to them and their work.'

Ultimately it is local government employed engineers themselves who will have the greatest influence on their employers to ensure they comply with the PE Act in their hiring and procurement processes. I want to highlight the great work done by the IPWEAQ and many of its members to promote compliance with the PE Act and the importance of engineers to local government. Last week IPWEAQ held a webinar with BPEQ which touched on the reforms to the PE Act and also featured former Board member Mike Brady, offering insight into how Toowoomba Regional Council makes sure its engineering staff comply with the PE Act. Mike’s registration advocacy and advice is of course relevant to all councils but also to private sector employers.

Having advocates for registration specifically and engineering broadly is important. Another advocate for our profession is Suzanne Burow, elected RPEQ representative to the Board, who was made Engineers Australia Queensland president. The Board congratulates Suzanne on her appointment.

'Another advocate for our profession is Suzanne Burow, elected RPEQ representative to the Board, who was made Engineers Australia Queensland president.'

The Board has been considering the implications of the federal government’s push for a nation-wide automatic mutual recognition scheme for licenced / registered professions. This proposal is sound in theory but opens many questions for the profession and the public. You can read about the Board’s view on this proposal in this issue of the e-news.

Finally, it was my privilege to attend the celebration of Ian Hamilton’s (RPEQ 00490) life. Ian was well known in North Queensland circles as an innovative and very competent engineer. He was the chair of the Townsville and Thuringowa Water Supply Joint Board which became NQ Water. He continued in this role despite changes of government and premiers and it is a testimony to his capability that he was recognised by both sides of politics. As good engineers do, Ian left a lasting legacy.

If we can provide further information or assistance, please contact BPEQ at admin@bpeq.qld.gov.au or call 07 3210 3100.

DAWSON WILKIE Chair and regional representative

Automatic Mutual RecognitionA proposed national scheme for automatic mutual recognition (AMR) of occupational registrations was agreed to by federal and state and territory governments in August 2020. The agreement was endorsed at the National Cabinet in December 2020 with all jurisdictions signing an Intergovernmental Agreement.

Draft legislation was released by the Commonwealth in December 2020. Key elements of the Bill include:

Introduce a concept of home state, taken to be a person’s primary place of residence or their primary place of work.

Create a new Part 3A to establish a second mutual recognition principle to allow persons registered for an occupation in their home state to carry out those authorised activities in a second state using their home state registration without notification or payment of fees.

Require information sharing arrangements between states and territories about registered persons and prepare and publish guidance.

Ministers in a second state or territory will be given the discretion to require a practitioner to notify the regulator in the second state of their intention to work.

Ministers in a second state or territory can declare registered occupations exempt from AMR.

The Board endorses the concept of standardised regulation across professional occupation groups, such as professional engineers, but only in circumstances where there is consistency in the approach to eligibility requirements (e.g. education, experience and competence).

As it stands there are several impediments to a standardised regulatory framework for engineers across jurisdictions and therefore the effective operation of any AMR scheme:

Queensland is the only state or territory with a comprehensive and mandatory system of registration for engineers which requires engineers to meet ongoing registration requirements and complete continuing professional development.

While the titles ‘Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland’ and ‘RPEQ’ and derivatives are protected by law the term ‘engineer’ is not.

Engineering is a diverse collection of disciplines and given this and the lack of protection regarding the title of engineer, consumers are not well-placed to judge the quality or appropriateness of services available.

There are different categories of engineer based on qualification – professional engineer, engineering technologist and engineering associate.

Registration upholds standards in the profession and protects the public by mandating minimum standards and having a ready process to investigate and act against people who break the law or demonstrate unsatisfactory professional conduct. Registration also acts as a risk mitigation tool. A series of high-profile building failures in New South Wales and Victoria, resulting in significant media attention, has shown the pitfalls of not mandating minimum standards of education and competency and registering engineers. Those states are now moving toward a Queensland-style regulation that takes proper account of the public interest, albeit mainly for engineers working in building and construction related activities. In Queensland, the Board plays a valuable role of providing reassurance to the public that registered professional engineers meet minimum standards of conduct and competence.

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AMR may undo the effectiveness of Queensland’s nation leading scheme – in operation since 1930 – by allowing any registered person from another state, regardless of education and competency, to work in Queensland. This creates potential risks to the public and reputationally to the profession.

'AMR may undo the effectiveness of Queensland’s nation leading scheme – in operation since 1930...'

The register of Registered Professional Engineers of Queensland is a critical document for both the public, the profession and associated industries (e.g. construction firms and builders). The register shows a registrant’s area of engineering, business contact details, registration conditions and disciplinary history. Put simply, it is a one-stop source of information to help someone engaging an engineer to determine if the engineer is suitable for the task. A practitioner from interstate working in Queensland will not be required to provide any notice to BPEQ, placing the responsibility upon consumers to undertake relevant checks of engineers across jurisdictions.

Interstate practitioners will only be required to comply with their home state registration or licencing requirements and as such will be able to avoid continuing professional development (CPD) obligations set by BPEQ. They will also not be required to disclose to BPEQ any fitness to practice issues (criminal conviction, bankruptcy history) upon applying. The result will be a reduction in the standards

required to enter profession. Coupled with no obligation to maintain skills and knowledge through CPD or BPEQ having a record of a practitioner’s fitness to practice, we will likely see a reduction in the quality of engineering work. Lesser quality engineering work will ultimately result in an increase in complaints to BPEQ regarding professional engineering services undertaken.

Under AMR a registrant will only need to pay fees in their home jurisdiction. This makes financial sense for individuals working across borders. However, at a macro level, fewer registrants and less revenue reduces BPEQ’s ability to fund investigations and disciplinary action and act in the public and professional interest. Where revenue decreases significantly, registration fees will need to increase, or the Queensland Government will need to provide recurrent funding to BPEQ. Ultimately it will be Queensland registrants or taxpayers that will be responsible for the financial burden with respect to all disciplinary and prosecutorial functions of BPEQ.

The process of mutual recognition has been established since 1992 and engineers from elsewhere in Australia and from New Zealand have been able to obtain registration as a RPEQ through the existing process. There are challenges with the existing process which would only be exacerbated by AMR. For instance, the Board knows from current and previous Administrative Appeals Tribunal applications that engineers are not necessarily equipped to conduct a legal analysis of a comparison of authorised activities under various registrations. In the Board’s experience, applicants have assumed they can conduct a wider range of activities than their specific registration authorises.

AMR is a sound proposal in theory but first requires a standardised regulatory framework for engineers across jurisdictions. The proposed AMR scheme may undermine the effectiveness of Queensland’s registration scheme and pose risks to the public and profession. The Board has made a submission to the Commonwealth stating its concerns about the implications of AMR.

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After seeing off 2020 we can all now turn our attention to 2021. The year of vaccinations and a slow return to what might be the new normal. For the Board, 2021 will bring many challenges, as we grapple with the complexities of engineering registration schemes in other states. The Board has always been supportive of a national scheme – to be a leading authority in the progression of a National Professional Engineering Registration Scheme is one of the Board’s strategies – and we will continue to advocate for it. The test, however, is how the Board deals with the ‘in between’. Victoria and New South Wales are moving to registration schemes which is excellent and the Building Confidence Reports also calls for greater registration of engineers. Neither the NSW or Victorian schemes will be as comprehensive as Queensland’s and as a result we must be careful not to compromise the RPEQ system.

'Neither the NSW or Victorian schemes will be as comprehensive as Queensland’s and as a result we must be careful not to compromise the RPEQ system.'

With all these proposals and amendments underway, the Board has provided advice into the discussions and reviews. Our focus has been on ensuring the rigorous process that we have in Queensland is not watered down by either expediency or a lack of understanding.

One of these issues that has come before the Board is the move to automatic mutual recognition (AMR). AMR allows registered / licenced professionals in one jurisdiction to utilise that registration / licence to become registered / licenced in another state or territory. This is a great idea but needs to be considered with caution. Provided the qualifications and experience required are the same in all jurisdictions then this is a no brainer, however with new registration schemes for engineers still not finalised it is difficult to determine their equivalency to Queensland. The Board is adamant that the standards required for becoming

a RPEQ are essential in keeping Queensland safe and will not support any process that could bring that standard into contention.

Other proposals in response to the Building Confidence Report are also out and include:

• building design acceptance

• mandatory inspections

• independent third-party reviews.

These are things that the Board has been supportive of in the past and will continue to support. Our responsibility is to ensure that the only qualified and competent professionals carry out these services, i.e. RPEQs.

The Building Confidence Report, and other proposals that have emerged from it, provides a way forward for better regulation of the building and construction sector but may also provide the springboard to national systems of registration for engineers based on the Queensland model.

Engineers crucial to building confidence

BOARD MEMBER ARTICLE

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The Building Confidence Report, and other proposals that have emerged from it, provides a way forward for better regulation of the building and construction sector but may also provide the springboard to a national system of registration for engineers based on the Queensland model, writes Dawson Wilkie.

DAWSON WILKIE

Chair and regional representative

BE Civil, FIE Aust, FIPWEAQ, RPEQ, GAICD, CPEng, EngExec, APEC Engineer

Mr Wilkie was first appointed to the Board as chair and regional representative in January 2015 and was re-appointed in April 2018. A qualified civil engineer working in private consultancy, Mr Wilkie has worked in the profession for more than 40 years. Graduating from the Queensland Institute of Technology in 1979, Mr Wilkie went on to work with the New South Wales Department of Main Roads and then in local government with Dubbo City Council and Townsville City Council. Mr Wilkie was the managing director of a medium-sized construction company and then the chief executive officer at an engineering firm before moving into private consultancy.

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UPCOMING CPD courses and conferences

Bridge Maintenance and Repair PracticesBrisbane: 17-18 March 2021

Hosted by IPWEAQ

Up to 12 CPD hours

Practical Risk Assessment Aspects of Machine Safety StandardsOnline: 9 March 2021

Hosted by EA

1 CPD hours

Street Design Manual for PractionersMaroochydore: 10 March 2021

Hosted by IPWEAQ

Up to 8 CPD hours

Cost Engineering - Information, Networking and Planning EventBrisbane: 10 March 2021

Hosted by EA

1 CPD hours

Street Design Manual for PractionersToowoomba: 24 March 2021

Hosted by IPWEAQ

Up to 8 CPD hours

Bridge Inspection Level 1 & 2Townsville: 23-25 March 2021

Hosted by IPWEAQ

Up to 18 CPD hours

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The reforms to the PE Act were passed as part of the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 and come into effect on 1 March 2021.

Broadly these reforms will:

Increase the powers of BPEQ’s Legal Compliance and Investigations Unit to be able to more fully access or capture evidence.

Allow for BPEQ to seek a warrant from a Magistrate to enter places, search places, seize evidence relevant to an investigation.

Allow for BPEQ to impose a condition on an engineer’s registration where they have been subject to an investigation without their consent. 

These are not controversial amendments and, in many respects, simply bring BPEQ’s powers into line with other professional regulators. As a regulator, BPEQ owes it to the public, and engineers, to distinguish competent and qualified professionals and punish offences against the PE Act.

Investigations concerning engineering activities can be highly complex. As part of any thorough investigation, a regulator must be able to look at all components and persons involved. These reforms mean that BPEQ will have the power to obtain information or documents from other persons, not just the person under investigation.

Entry, search and seizure powers are crucial tools for most regulators. A warrant to enter and search places and seize

evidence can only be granted to BPEQ by a Magistrate. This reform will reduce the risk of crucial evidence being overlooked, withheld or destroyed, hindering an investigation.

BPEQ is released from the requirement to seek an engineer’s agreement before imposing a condition on their registration. If someone does the wrong thing, and that is proven, the regulator should unilaterally decide what repercussions that person faces – for instance, a person caught drink driving does not have input into the period their licence is suspended.

BPEQ also now has the power to issue Penalty Infringement Notices (PIN). A PIN can be issued for specific and identifiable offences in the PE Act and provides the Board an alternative to prosecution through the court system. However, a PIN can be disputed by the recipient and they can take the matter to court.

RPEQs tell BPEQ that they want the organisation to do more to protect the interests and standing of the profession. RPEQs have earned the right to call themselves a RPEQ and expect BPEQ to take firm action against those that have not earned that right and flout the law.

These reforms will make BPEQ a more efficient and proactive regulator.

To find out more about the Building Industry Fairness (Security of Payment) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2020 visit www.epw.qld.gov.au/news-publications/legislation/building/bifola-2020.

PE Act reforms usher in new regulatory regime

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Elected RPEQ representative on the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland, Suzanne Burow, has been appointed the president of Engineers Australia Queensland Division Committee for 2021.

Suzanne is an experience civil engineer who has led the water resources modelling for the Connors River and Nathan Dams environmental impact statement, undertook the Wyaralong Dam yield and construction resource operations licence modelling, provided expert hydrological advice for the Paradise Dam environmental law case and managed the water apportioning and entitlements for SunWater’s 2012- 2017 water supply schemes. 

In 2019 she was elected as RPEQ representative to the Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland.

Prior to being made Engineers Australia Queensland Division Committee president she served as one of the two deputy presidents.

The role of the Queensland Division Committee is to provide leadership and direction consistent with Engineers Australia’s Strategic Priorities and to communicate, advocate, connect and promote the engineering profession across academia, government, industry and the wider community, and contribute to the best engineering outcomes that the profession can deliver for the benefit of the whole community. 

To view the other members of Engineers Australia Queensland Division Committee visit www.engineersaustralia.org.au/node/45856.

Suzanne Burow named EA Queensland president

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The Board congratulates Suzanne on her appointment.

– Dawson Wilkie

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ARE YOU RENEWAL READY?Registration renewals for 2021-22 begin 1 April 2021. RPEQs must make and submit their registration renewal application during the renewal period.

Prepare supporting FTP documentationPrepare any supporting documentation concerning a fitness to practice issue (e.g. notice of suspension of registration, conditions on registration, criminal convictions, information about bankruptcy or health).

Make sure membership is up to dateIf you are a member of a voluntary professional association, make sure your membership is up to date.

Keep contact details up to dateKeep your contact details up to date so that you receive all notification and reminders about your registration.

Login to My Account

Log evidence of CPDMake sure you have logged evidence of the CPD you have completed. You may be audited to make sure you have completed the required CPD hours.

CPD Audit Selection Policy CRR Policy

Know your loginKnow your RPEQ number and have a current password.

Contact us to reset your password

HAVE MORE QUESTIONS?Get in touch with us at admin@bpeq.qld.gov.au

TO OUR NEWEST RPEQSWELCOME

BPEQ extends a warm welcome to the following engineers who recently became registered:

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25213 Jake Ablitt Civil, Management25393 Ahmad Abumahfouz Mechanical25274 Raza Aftab Electrical25229 Amir Ahmed Information Telecommunications & Electronics25228 Furqan Aijaz Electrical25419 Tabish Akhtar Management, Mechanical25308 Md Alam Civil25295 Ali Aleagha Civil, Structural25288 George Alex Information Technology and Telecommunications25237 Mohammad Ali Mechanical25404 Azhar Ali Mechanical25218 Brett Allen Electrical25309 Steven Amoroso Civil, Management25220 Vasukan Ampikaipakan Structural25311 Mah Ang Civil11342 Joe Arena Structural, Civil25405 Kazi Nazmul Huda Arif Electrical25361 Joshua Armstrong Electrical25396 Anthony Atkinson Civil25449 Tsz Chun Francis Au Management, Mechanical, Chemical25372 Ehsan Bagheri Civil25317 Brendan Baker Civil25445 Santhosh Balasubramanian Mechanical9937 Phillip Bambrick Civil, Management25322 Christopher Banks Mechanical25385 Guy Beaubois Mechanical, Management25374 Jorge Becerra Alvarez Mechanical25324 David Belvedere Information Technology and Telecommunications19959 Peter Berry Electrical, Management11314 Asif Bhangor Civil, Structural25297 Alistair Borowski Information Telecommunications & Electronics,

Electrical25401 Peter Broome Civil, Management25227 Dayjil Buhle Environmental7010 Alexander Burger Mechanical

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25245 Timothy Burke Civil20719 Matthew Butler Mechanical25223 Brenda Buwu Information Telecommunications & Electronics25330 Craig Cameron Electrical25251 Guoqiang Cao Information Technology and Telecommunications25224 Jennifer Cardwell Building Services, Mechanical25411 Steven Carroll Civil25318 Helen Carson Aerospace, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics, Management25332 Matthew Caughley Civil - Public Works25379 Michael Champion Mechanical25380 Chin Wai Chan Chemical25355 Tow Joon Cheam Civil25351 Zhousheng Chen Information Telecommunications & Electronics25314 Lawrence Cheung Civil, Structural25425 Andrew Chiknaikin Civil25249 Wen-Pin Chiu Mechanical25400 Nicholas Christodoulou Electrical, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics25243 Jonathan Collins Information Telecommunications & Electronics18495 Zachariah Couper Structural25212 Julio Cuevas Michel Information Telecommunications & Electronics25392 Ning Cui Structural5078 Mark Curtis Civil25360 Arash Dalir Civil25478 Peter Davenport Civil, Structural25370 Craig Davies Civil14714 Paul De Launay Civil25375 Andrew Debeck Management25368 Suresh Deshpande Management, Mechanical25299 George Diab Civil, Management25265 Michael Diviwelagi Civil25214 Vince Doan Civil25211 Christopher Downey Civil25310 Jason D'Silva Building Services25230 Andrew Duggan Management, Mechanical25319 Aurnadin Dumaguing Structural25455 Chriztel Ebardo Information Telecommunications & Electronics25409 Micah Edwards Civil25448 John Eldridge Mechanical25354 Reda Elgadi Electrical25331 Janssen Brian Esguerra Structural25346 Tarek Ahmed Farag Civil25378 James Farrah Mechanical25272 Lilly Finlayson Mechanical25291 Fernando Flores Electrical, Management25303 Man Ki Fung Civil, Management23224 Jess Gabrilaitis Structural25428 Behnam Ganji Electrical

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25266 Bishoi Gerges Electrical16582 Shahin Ghafari Civil, Environmental25225 Seyed Sina Ghazi Mirsaeed Mechanical25300 Hossein Ghiasinejad Civil, Environmental25439 Ashok Ghosh Electrical16442 Geoffrey Glazier Electrical25329 Priscilla Gocha Electrical25366 Shady Goodarzi Environmental25389 Privashen Govender Structural21718 Gavin Grace Building Services, Fire Safety25408 Adam Graham Geotechnical25306 Yi Guan Civil25454 Hongwei Guo Civil, Environmental, Management25210 Cameron Hall Chemical25238 Branislav Halla Building Services, Mechanical25205 Yaser Hamdan Chemical18998 Sudhan Hamsanathan Petroleum25341 Nicholas Hansen Civil25313 Glen Hardy Civil25434 Michael Hargreaves Electrical, Management25307 Md Mehedi Hasan Electrical25263 Muhammad Hassan Electrical25367 Johnathan Henderson Civil, Management25321 Ricardo Hernandez Pacheco Structural25257 Paul Hochman Chemical25413 Daniel Hutley Electrical25410 Mansel Ismay Chemical25451 Nsangou Issah Management, Mechanical25418 Abdul Jabbar Mechanical25236 Meeshant Jhaveri Structural25335 Rozareo John Electrical25407 Rhys Jones Civil7232 Lyndall Josey Computer Systems, Electrical, Management10449 Richard Joubert Electrical, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics25352 Jules Vincent Jusayan Structural25347 Mayur Kale Chemical, Management23646 Sina Kazemian Geotechnical25285 Liam Kelly Electrical, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics25357 Timothy Kelly Aerospace, Management25369 Muhammad Talha Khalid Electrical25286 Muhammad Khattak Mechanical25240 Rohan King Environmental25327 Bryan King Civil, Structural25301 Pieter Kleinhans Civil25394 Joshua Kline Civil25399 Nicholas Kohn Civil25216 Ryan Kohpaei Civil, Structural

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25426 Jackey Kong Civil25362 Hugo Kuhn Mechanical25278 Benjamin Lake Mechanical25381 Neeshal Latchmea Civil, Structural25416 Ji Mun Lau Civil25267 Andrea Lawton Structural25427 Stuart Lawton Civil, Management25444 Vasilios Lazaris Civil, Management25219 Ming Te Lee Management, Mechanical25273 Sea Lee Civil25280 Kin Hang Lee Mechanical25343 Michael Lennon Mechanical25217 Andrew Leonforte Mechanical25316 Xianzhe Lim Chemical25333 Chee Chung Lim Structural25430 Fang Chee Lim Civil, Structural25387 Chunguang Liu Management, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics25312 Lambertus Louw Chemical25382 Aaron Juan Hui Low Civil25384 Seyed Ali Mahdavi Civil, Structural25334 Ahmed Malik Electrical25320 Daniel Marijanovic Chemical20196 John McConnell Mining25315 Jonathan McCray Mechanical, Structural10546 Gerard McCrossan Civil25262 Andrew McGregor Management, Mechanical25242 John McLennan Civil25432 Graeme McRae Electrical25450 Qingke Meng Civil25358 Harley Miller Electrical25376 Umeshdatt Mishra Civil25373 Travis Mitchell Civil25383 Jonathan Moller Mechanical25271 Alexander Moore Civil, Structural25441 Francisco Jr Moran Civil25359 Jason Mosel Electrical25298 Divyarani Mruthyunjaya Electrical17858 John Mullard Civil, Structural25247 Jarrah Muller Civil25337 Reman Murandi Mechanical6637 Salam Naji Civil, Structural25258 Samwaeil Nakhla Mechanical25422 Timothy Nelson Aerospace, Mechanical, Structural25275 Nam Nguyen Structural25377 Jesper Nielsen Civil25289 Christopher Norrie Structural22149 Azam Nouralizadeh Civil, Structural25421 Tapiwa Nyandowe Civil, Structural, Management

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25395 Graham O'Byrne Civil, Structural25344 David O'Hagan Management, Petroleum25246 Jessica O'Hare Chemical25255 Matthew O'Regan Electrical25397 Adesina Orekoya Chemical25281 Shanti Osborne Chemical25276 Bob Otieno Civil16040 Joseph Otter Chemical25231 Sean Pacey Civil25390 Jayme Palmer Building Services25417 Jatupoj Pantad Mechanical25386 Douglas Parbery Mining25222 Thisara Pathirage Structural25277 Yapa P Pathirathna Information Telecommunications & Electronics25349 Paolo Pezza Electrical25234 Garrett Pipa Chemical25424 Lachlan Plumb Mechanical25446 Rajasekaran Pradeep Civil, Management25423 Aman Prashar Mechanical25447 Mark Prasser Civil22517 Matthew Proitsis Civil, Structural25296 Khaled Qassem Structural25452 Cong Qiu Mechanical25292 Zeeshan Qureshi Chemical, Management25325 Makan Rafieian Boroujeni Mechanical15011 Thomas Raj Mechanical25264 Prasad Rameshwar Structural25305 John Rancic Civil, Structural, Management25339 Dana Regan Civil25323 Matthew Roberson Mechanical18884 Sean Roff Civil, Management1616 Daryl Rossow Civil23518 Guy Russell Civil, Management, Structural25365 Payam Saadatamoly Management, Mechanical25284 Elham Sadeghi Mechanical25287 John Sadler Civil25250 Farnoush Safanama Electrical, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics25440 Michael Salter Civil25283 Sergio Saludes Requena Structural25209 Mehdi Sarijloo Structural25403 Keyvan Sartipi Civil, Naval Architecture25345 Jolan Schloss Structural25340 Damian Scott Aerospace25388 Melwyn Sequeira Electrical25256 Verulo Severino Information Telecommunications & Electronics,

Management25363 Jignesh Shah Electrical, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics, Management25420 Tejas Shah Management, Mechanical

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25239 Amir Shahkolahi Civil25356 Daniel Sheehy Civil25304 Aaron Shelton Mechanical25429 Jason Shepherd Building Services, Mechanical25348 Neil Simmonds Electrical, Information Telecommunications &

Electronics25221 Om Prakash Singh Civil25371 Gauravdeep Singh Electrical25406 Dhimendra Singh Building Services, Mechanical25328 Scott Single Electrical25244 Mayooran Sivapathasundaram Structural25235 Kristian Smith Structural25269 Warren Smith Civil25453 Cameron Smith Civil, Management21632 Aoife Soden-Taylor Civil, Management25226 Hamed Soltani Civil25252 Behrooz Soltani Structural25253 Fook Chi Soo Civil17733 Matthew Spano Structural25364 Darrin Stephens Information Telecommunications & Electronics,

Mechanical25215 Russell Stewart Electrical25398 Tony Stornelli Electrical25435 Melissa Sutton Civil25353 Florent Sygall Civil, Management25412 Gregory Sykes Chemical25248 Yugandhar Talakola Electrical25414 Ali Talebi Shali Structural25391 Han Tan Structural21402 Matthew Tang Electrical25254 Colin Thomson Fire Safety25232 Hua Tian Civil, Structural25282 Emma-Rose Tildesley Electrical25206 Joane Timones Chemical25350 Chi Ho Ting Information Telecommunications & Electronics25279 Matthew Torr Mechanical25270 Lap Man Simon Tung Electrical25438 Mohammad Uppal Management, Mechanical25431 Clement Venter Electrical25443 Ignacio Vernengo Lezica Civil25294 Tony Wade Structural25241 Jolene Wakeford Civil18271 Brenton Wakem Civil, Structural25233 Scott Walkden-Brown Building Services, Mechanical25326 Alex Walpole Civil25259 Libo Wang Structural25261 Andrew Webber Civil5804 Peter Wellauer Civil25268 Dean West Electrical

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25260 Ruchira Wickramasinghe Civil25436 Indika Wijayamanna Civil25342 Darren Wilson Electrical25290 Desmond Wing Electrical25437 Ka Chung Wo Civil, Management25442 Vijay Yadav Civil, Structural25402 Gary Ye Information Technology and Telecommunications15133 Chesser Yong Mechanical25433 Phylia Yu Civil25338 Jiaxin Zhang Civil25336 Chao Zhu Electrical25302 Alie Ziusudras Electrical

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Protecting the public and setting the standard of engineering.

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