Annual Report 2011-12 - Parliament of Western Australia

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Engineers Australia
Engineers Australia’s risk management plan
applies across Australia and its annual report
to the Councils covers all the Australian States
and Territories.
It reported to the Professional Standards
Councils that its risk management strategies
for 2011 were:
• Professional standing
• Code of ethics
• Continuing professional development
• Quality control standards
• Technical standards
• Advisory and support services
• Complaints and discipline
• Compliance program
• Insurance costs.
Engineers Australia reported extensive
programs of continuing professional
development (CPD) across Australia. These
were delivered through a diverse range of
formats from international conferences,
seminars and workshops, eminent speaker
presentations and individual technical
meetings. Members are required to undertake
a prescribed number and range of CPD
activities in any three-year period.
During 2011, Engineers Australia groups
hosted and co-hosted 19 national and
international conferences which attracted
some 5,000 delegates. Nine eminent speakers
gave presentations in metropolitan and
regional centres to nearly 5,000 members.
Engineers Australia designated 2011 as the
“Year of Humanitarian Engineering”, with a
focus on activities associated with the role
engineering plays in improving the quality of
life in not only disaster and recovery relief,
but also on the broader contributions that
engineering makes across many spheres of
life.
Capturing the intellectual value of its technical
publications is a key focus of Engineers
Australia. Every year, Engineers Australia’s
publications are becoming more visible to
local and international users. Over 34,000
full text papers – available across 12
Engineers Australia journals, 324 conference
proceedings and 55 reports – are accessible
through InfoRMIT. The bibliographic database,
“Engine”, also has over 42,000 published
papers. Fourteen issues of technical journals
were published during the year.
Engineers Australia maintains separate
information on CPD delivery for each State
and Territory. For more detail on CPD, see
the State and Territory summary data in later
pages.
Engineers Australia completed its annual
cycle of CPD audits and reported a strong
increase in the number of members becoming
chartered.
During 2011, Engineers Australia received
17 complaints against 20 members. Three
complaints were received against nonmembers
of Engineers Australia. Two
complaints against engineering firms were
not within the remit of Engineers Australia to
investigate. As has historically been the case,
the issues complained about are associated
primarily with domestic housing projects and
related contractual and legal issues.
Engineers Australia advised that it contributes
to the development of the insurance industry’s
understanding of the engineering profession
by participating in the Liability Reform Steering
Group.
32 Professional Standards Councils Annual Report 2011-12