Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland v Jenkins

The Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland commenced disciplinary proceedings against Colin Jenkins, an engineer, in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Jenkins filed an application for miscellaneous matters, seeking to strike out the proceedings, stay them, and have the matter run as a test case. Jenkins also sought to prevent the Board from filing an amended annexure. The Board opposed these applications. The Board further sought leave to file a further amended annexure and to set down the matter for a directions hearing and a final hearing. The Tribunal had to decide on the appropriate relief in respect of Jenkins' applications and the Board's applications. The Tribunal found that Jenkins' applications were not well founded and dismissed them. It held that the Board could file the further amended annexure and set down the matter for a directions hearing and a final hearing. The Tribunal also ordered the Board and Jenkins to file and exchange any further Statements of Evidence, including expert evidence, by certain dates. The costs of the application were reserved. The matter was set down for a directions hearing on 28 April 2015 and for a final three-day hearing on 16 June 2015.