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Improper conduct refers to any act or omission by a Registered Person that contravenes the Rules of Conduct for Registered Persons, the Overarching Code of Practice for Registered Persons, and/or any Discipline-Specific Code of Practice issued under the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000. This link enables stakeholders to lodge, manage, and track improper conduct matters from initiation to closure.
A public interest concern refers to any matter that poses a serious risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the public, the environment, or the integrity of the engineering profession, and which may warrant immediate regulatory attention by the Engineering Council of South Africa in terms of the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000. This link enables stakeholders to report and track public interest concerns through a secure and structured process.
This section addresses the management of matters involving common law and statutory criminal offences committed by Registered Persons or by persons practising engineering work without registration, in contravention of the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000. These include, but are not limited to, fraud, forgery, misrepresentation of professional status, unauthorised practice, and violations of relating to the Identification of Engineering Work. This link facilitates the secure registration, tracking, and coordination of ECSA’s regulatory responses to criminal conduct. This tab also enables the recording and oversight of formal information-sharing requests and liaison activities with the South African Police Service (SAPS), the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and other mandated entities, consistent with ECSA’s role as a statutory regulator acting in the public interest.
This tab manages appeals against ECSA’s refusal or cancellation of registration. Appeals must be lodged within 30 calendar days of the applicant becoming aware of the decision and are based on claims that the decision was unlawful, unreasonable, or procedurally unfair. The link enables submission of the Notice of Appeal, uploading of required documentation, and monitoring of prescribed timeframes.
This tab facilitates the management of appeals lodged by Registered Persons in terms of Section 33 of the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000, against the finding, sanction, or both, imposed by a Disciplinary Tribunal. Appeals must be submitted within 30 calendar days of notification of the Tribunal’s decision. The link supports the secure submission, tracking, and processing of Section 33 appeals, including the uploading of the notice of appeal and compilation of the full appeal record.
This tab facilitates the management of appeals brought in terms of Section 35 of the Engineering Profession Act, 46 of 2000. These appeals may be lodged by a person whose interests or rights are adversely affected by a decision of the Council. This platform enables the tracking and management of Section 35 appeal-related steps, including requests for reasons, confirmation of timeframes, and uploading of related correspondence.
