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Public works engineers occupy positions of trust and responsibility within the community, working with matters of public safety and public monies across local government and within private sector industry. With that trust comes great responsibility which has led to a framework in which all professional engineering services conducted in Queensland (and progressively within more Australian jurisdictions) must be undertaken by a registered professional. IPWEA-QNT, as an RPEQ assessment entity for the Board of Professional Engineers Qld is committed to upholding the highest professional standards for civil engineering through our assessment scheme.

The IPWEA-QNT Standard Drawings are a set of standards drawings designed by Councils for Councils covering a variety of topics includings roads, drainage, parks, active trasports, fencing, etc.

The IPWEA-QNT Supervisor's Handbook offers guidance to supervisors and works staff in preparing, organising, managing, undertaking and completing works projects. It includes methodologies with reference to legislation and regulations applicable for each task. 

IPWEA-QNT developed a process for dealing with native title and Aboriginal/Torres Straight Islander cultural heritage obligations in direct response to council need. This is a rapidly growing and ever-changing area of local government concern. The High Court of Australia handed down its findings in the first ever successful native title compensation case in March 2019, ordering the Northen Territory government to pay 2.5 million dollars in compensation for acts undertaking that impinged upon and affected the native title rights of Traditional Owners in one regional council within the NT jurisdiction. To avoid making the same errors, local governments in Queensland need to be aware of their obligations in meeting the legislation