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National Engineering Registration Board
Biennial Election of Chairman
Chairman of the NERB - call for nominations
Mr Rolfe Hartley has been Chairman of the Board for two years. Rolfe has served one two-year term and is eligible to stand for re-election.
Nominations are invited of a person who is registered on National Professional Engineers Register (NPER) to serve as Chairman of the National Engineering Registration Board for a term of two years.
Michael Bevan FIEAust is the Returning Officer for the election of the Chairman. Michael is Registrar of National Registers and Associate Director Registration at Engineers Australia.
The Board is a Committee of Council, established under Bye-law 33.6.2. Its Terms of Reference are available at http://www.nerb.org.au under the "Board" tab. The Terms of Reference provide that "the Board will elect from its own members or elsewhere a Registered Professional Engineer as Chair."
The election will take place by 1 November 2011.
Nominations should include the nominee's name, Australian honorific (if any), current employment position, brief CV and, if the nominee desires, a policy statement (max 250 words). nerb nomination form
Nominations must be signed by a proposer, a seconder and the nominee. A preferred form for nominations is available.
Nominations must reach Michael Bevan by mail at Engineers Australia, 11 National Circuit, BARTON ACT 2600 by close of business on 30 September 2011.
The Regulation of Engineers
Since mid-2010, the National Engineering Registration Board (NERB) has been working with Engineers Australia, Consult Australia, APESMA and IPWEA to distil the case for national registration and to bring it to the attention of our political leaders. A brochure was distributed to all members of Engineers Australia through Engineers Australia magazine in February 2011 stating the case of engineering registration and outlining the proposed model for regulation.
State and Federal Government's agenda to deliver a Seamless National Economy gave us the opportunity to argue that consistent national registration of engineers should be included in its forward reform agenda to increase productivity, strengthen the economy and create jobs. NERB responded to a call for submissions on the Government's future reform agenda to cut red tape by consolidating our arguments into our submission, "The regulation of engineers - finding the right approach for a national economy" (see below).
The Board encourages you to read our publication and to get behind the initiative that is strongly supported by Engineers Australia and by the other engineering associations aligned with the NERB.
The Board has also provided a Summary Questions and Answers broadsheet to address key issues that come to mind. This will be updated from time to time. The Chairman of the Board, Rolfe Hartley introduces the publication in the video message below:
View the Publication Here
Chairman of the NERB - Election of Chair
The Members of the Board elected Mr RG Hartley FIEAust CPEng as Chair for a period of two years.
