NER (National Engineering Register)
The NER is Engineers Australia's voluntary register for engineers with 5+ years post-graduate experience and a passed peer competency assessment.
Ask Chalkline about this →The NER (National Engineering Register) is a voluntary public register maintained by Engineers Australia that lists engineers who have demonstrated at least five years of relevant post-graduate experience and passed a peer competency assessment in their engineering discipline. Structural engineering is an explicit NER discipline (verified 2026-05-10, Engineers Australia).
NER listing is not a statutory licence; it does not replace mandatory state registration schemes (such as RPEQ in QLD or DBP Act registration in NSW). However, for residential work in states without a mandatory registration scheme, NER listing combined with current professional indemnity insurance provides a credible base-line credentialling check.
A builder engaging a structural engineer in SA, TAS, or NT (where there is no mandatory statutory scheme as at 2026) should check for NER listing, CPEng (Chartered Professional Engineer) status, and current PI insurance as the minimum due-diligence standard.
Also known as: National Engineering Register.
Category: Licensing and registration (national, Engineers Australia).
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Last updated: 2026-05-10. Verified: 2026-05-10. Quarterly review for currency.