Fire Safety Act 1993 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3A · Fire Safety Engineers
42. Registration of fire safety engineers
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An application for registration as a fire safety engineer must be made to the Commissioner in such form and manner, and be accompanied by such documents, particulars and fee, as may be prescribed.
fire safety engineer
“fire safety engineer” means a person who is registered as a fire safety engineer under this Act;
A person must not be registered as a fire safety engineer unless the person can satisfy the Commissioner that the person possesses the prescribed qualifications and practical experience.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Civil Defence appointed under section 6 of the Civil Defence Act 1986;
The Commissioner may, subject to such conditions as the Commissioner may impose, exempt any person from the requirements in subsection (2) if the Commissioner is satisfied that the person possesses such other qualifications or practical experience as the Commissioner considers adequate to enable that person to effectively carry out that person’s duties and responsibilities as a fire safety engineer under this Act.
The Commissioner may —
appoint a committee of persons to assist the Commissioner in considering applications for registration as fire safety engineers; and
by himself or herself or through the committee appointed under paragraph (a), interview the applicants and make such enquiries or do anything which the Commissioner may think necessary or expedient for the purposes of subsections (2) and (5).
The Commissioner may refuse to register any applicant who, in the Commissioner’s opinion —
is not of good character and reputation; or
is unable to effectively carry out his or her duties and responsibilities as a fire safety engineer under this Act.
Any person whose application for registration has been refused may, within 14 days after receiving notice of such refusal, appeal to the Minister.
The Commissioner must issue a certificate of registration to every person registered as a fire safety engineer.[22B