Existing Registrants
If you answered "Yes" to the question "Are you already registered on NPER in another area?" this page is for you. Your new area may be a general area or a specific area of practice.
Since you are already registered on NPER, you must have the requisite qualification and the generic competencies in your original area of registration.
General Areas of Practice
Occasionally practitioners need to be registered in an additional general area of practice or, possibly, in a general area of practice that is different from their original area of registration. For example, a registered civil engineer may wish to register also as a structural engineer in order to show his or her competence to practise in structural engineering. On the other hand, where a person's career has gradually moved from civil engineering to environmental engineering, it may be desirable to relinquish the civil registration in favour of the new environmental registration, on successful completion of the assessment.
The correct application form is available below.
The assessment of your competency in the new area of practice may involve an interview. However, where the written evidence convinces the reviewer that you have worked independently and competently in the new area, the interview may be waived. Where more information is required, or an interview is considered to be necessary, the Registrar will contact you.
Do not send an Interview Fee until you are told that an interview is being arranged.
Specific Areas of Practice
The most common scenario is the need to register in a specific area of practice. For example, a registered mechanical engineer may wish to register as a pressure equipment design verifier. In such cases specific evidence of competence must be provided as described in guidelines for the specific area of practice.
In some cases a supplementary application form attached to the guidelines must be completed and returned along with the application for registration on NPER available here.
The assessment of competency in specific areas of practice often involves an interview. The guidelines explain when this will be the case and will state the fees required.
When you have completed your application and assembled the necessary written evidence, forward your submission, along with the correct fees, to the Registrar at Engineers Australia, 11 National Circuit, BARTON ACT 2600.
