AIMS

To promote the science and practice of building services engineering in all their branches and the usefulness and efficiency of persons engaged in therein.

To raise the character and status and advance the interests of plant and building services engineers and to recognise the competency of those engaged therein.

To encourage unified organisation on local, divisional and national basis by establishing a certain point of reference for its members.

To preserve and maintain the integrity of members by imposing strict rules of conduct as a condition of membership and by other means of promoting just and honorable practice in such industries.

To foster the development of this specific branch of engineering in Australasia.

fTo cooperate throughout the world with compatible organisations having similar objectives.

To represent plant and building services engineers upon engineering and administration matters which concern them with relation to discussions and negotiations with property owners, management. statuary authorities, professional consultants, manufacturers, contractors and others.

To encourage the study of plant and building services engineering and to improve and elevate the general and technical knowledge of persons engaged in or intending to engage in the industry.

To advise members on various aspects of engineering maintenance services and machinery insurance contracts and their importance.

To keep members aware of current items of development and interest and concern by arranging and holding lectures, exhibitions, public meetings, classes and conferences calculated to advance the cause of education in industry.

To initiate research and publish reports into areas of mutual interest, such as:

    i Engineering and equipment standards.

    ii Standardisation of operational reporting.

    iii Standardisation of maintenance contracts.

    iv Promotion of planned maintenance programs.

    v Maintenance service rates and costs of various services

    vi and any other matters.

To communicate to members information en all matters effecting the plant and engineering industries and to print, publish, issue and circulate such periodicals, books, leaflets and any other literary undertakings as may seem to be conductive to any other objects of the Institute.

To admit and recognise as members of the Institute of such persons as shall conform to its rules and regulations which amongst other things shall provide that to entitle a person to membership he/she shall possess the qualifications in the Rules.

To assist members in the pursuit of their profession and all factors related thereto.