Board
Introduction
The National Engineering Registration Board (the Board) was established jointly by the Institution of Engineers, Australia (Engineers Australia), the Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers, Australia (APESMA) and the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia (ACEA). The Board, with representation from State and Territory Governments, Community Organisations and Professional Associations, supervises the operation of National Registers to ensure the community is provided with the protection it is entitled to expect in relation to work undertaken by those practitioners. These registers are:
- The National Professional Engineers Register (NPER), which is a joint initiative of Engineers Australia, APESMA and the ACEA;
- The National Engineering Technologists Register (NETR), which was established by Engineers Australia to register Engineering Technologists; and
- Any National Register that the Board shall establish in accordance with its Terms of Reference.
The Registers are administered by Engineers Australia on behalf of relevant professional associations.
Currently almost 9,000 engineering practitioners are registered by the Board in 17 areas of practice throughout Australia and internationally.
Objective
The Board must provide for the engineering and related professions a registration system that safeguards the community.
Terms of Reference
The Board's Terms of Reference are established through a consultative process and are ratified by Engineers Australia's Council. Click on the link to view the full
Terms of Reference 
. The Board's governance, administration and management provides that it can operate at arms length to Engineers Australia in fulfilling its objective.
Annual Report
Click on the following link to view the
NERB Annual Report 2007 
.