News
The new board appointed 2006
Standing – L to R; R W Grant; H T Knight;
T G Adson; A D Blackler; G D Wells; W L Steadman; B J G Richards.
Seated – L to R; J V Edgar (Registrar); I C Shearer (Chair);
F B L Johnstone (Deputy Chair).
Absent; M B Wheeler.
Schedule of Fees
REA Fees
A new Schedule of Fees was enacted by Order in Council dated 27 February
2006, and Gazetted 2 March 2006 as the
Engineering Associates Fees Amendment Regulations 2006
(2006/34).
These come into force on 1 April 2006.
The new fees (inclusive of GST) are;
For an application for registration
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$100.00 |
For annual registration
Less $10.00 after first year of
registration if fee paid before 1 July
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$60.00 |
REAcap Fees From 1 April 2007 (Not within the above Regulations for
REA fees)
REAcap Application Date |
Application Fee |
Annual Fee |
Within 1 year from initial REA |
No Charge |
$50.00 due 1 April following REAcap |
REA registered earlier |
$100.00 |
$50.00 due 1 April following REAcap |
CPEngNZ – current |
$50.00 |
$50.00 due 1 April following REAcap |
Legislative News
November 2007
The Engineering Associates Amendment Act 2007 came into force on 19
September 2007, and provides for the following changes to the original
Act:
- Section 4(2) the quorum for meetings of the board is reduced from
7 to 6.
- Section 11(1) has had the minimum ages removed from clauses (b)
and (c). The date in clause (a) remains unchanged.
- Section 11(5) providing for access to the register has been modified
from ordinary office hours to reasonable office hours.
April 2008
The Department of Building and Housing began a review of the Engineering
Associates Act 1961 in January 2007. At the start of the review the
Department asked Registered Engineering Associates for their participation
in the early stages.
Deputy Chief Executive Sector Policy, Andrew Hearn said the Department
received an overwhelming number of offers from REAs wanting be involved,
and that the Department spent much of last year holding workshops to
draw out information about your industry and the importance of the Act
to it. “The views and opinions expressed have helped to inform
our thinking on some of the more substantive issues, for example, what
should happen with the Act in the future?” he said.
Dr Hearn said that in 2008, the Department will broaden its discussions
to include the wider engineering sector. This information will be used
to develop proposals for the future of the Act which include: maintaining
a separate Act which meets the needs of today’s engineering associates,
incorporating the registration of engineering associates within the
Chartered Professional Engineers Act or repealing the Act and providing
assistance to the sector to set up an industry based registration system.
“Once the proposals are developed the Department will consult
widely with the engineering sector on them. This will provide an opportunity
for all REAs to put forward their views.”
“The importance of the review can not be overstated,” Dr
Hearn said: “It’s vital we take the time needed to thoroughly
review the Act given how long it has been in force without any appraisal
of its effectiveness as consumer protection legislation.”
Valuable Employment Related Qualifications Lost in the Fog
"It is very sad that valuable nationally and internationally recognised
employment related qualifications for the engineering industry have
been 'lost' in the mish-mash of new qualifications highlighted at the
launch of 'www.kiwiquals.govt.nz' " said Ian Shearer, Chairman
of the Engineering Associates Registration Board.
Press Release now available (10 Sept
2003 - PDF, 13kB)
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