What the check is?
Confirms whether an engineer is registered on the National Engineering Register, maintained by Engineers Australia.
What the value is?
Confirms professional registration for engineers where required.
What does it check?
The National Engineering Register for registration status, practice areas and conditions.
Why do you do it?
Ensures a candidate has met professional engineering standards, giving confidence they are qualified, ethical and compliant.
How often does it need to be checked?
At hire, with periodic re-checks in regulated or high-risk industries.
Is this industry specific? If yes, what industries?
Engineering; construction; utilities; infrastructure; mining; energy; defence; aerospace.
Risk of not doing it?
Hiring someone without registration can cause compliance issues, project risk and reputational damage.