Janaka Wijesinghe

Estimation Manager
NDT (Civil Eng.), BSc (Hons) QS, AMIIESL, AIQSSL, MAIQS, CQS
AIQS APC Assessor, AIQS APC Councilor
Contents
• Introduction
• Memberships / Post Nominals
• CPD Requirements for AIQS Members
• Use of AIQS Logo
• What is Ethics?
• The AIQS Code of Professional Conduct
• Complaint Handling Procedure
• Appeal Procedure
• Fee Scale
• Reference
• Q&A
Introduction
❖AIQS – Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.
❖In 1940’s & 1950’s there were only State Institutes (ex Western Australia,
Queensland etc.).
❖AIQS was formally founded in 1951. But existing state institutes led by
Queensland formed a separate body named Institute of Quantity Surveyors
(Aust) in 1953.
❖Both these institutes merged together by 1971.
❖Ever since members of AIQS consist of Quantity Surveyors, Construction
Economists, Cost Managers, Estimators, Schedulers, Value Managers and
Development Managers.
Introduction
❖AIQS President – Mr. Mark Chappe

❖AIQS Chief Executive Officer – Mr. Grant Warner

[Source www.aiqs.com.au | 01.01.2020]

Introduction
❖AIQS Middle East Representative – Mr. Ajantha Premarathna
❖International Chapter President – Mr. Ajantha Premarathna

❖AIQS – International Chapter Representative

Mr. Dhammika Gamage Mr. Choong Peng Leong

[Source www.aiqs.com.au | 01.01.2020]

AIQS Memberships
➢ Cooperate Membership Requirements to be life Fellow
Member:
1. Life fellow members of the AIQS Life Fellow is a grade of
membership awarded to
2. FAIQS – Fellow members of the AIQS existing Fellow-grade members
for the recognition of
3. AAIQS / MAIQS – Associate / Member members of the AIQS outstanding contributions to
AIQS over an accumulated
4. CQS – Certified Quantity Surveyor period of 20 years or more.

➢ Non-cooperate Membership
1. AIQS Affil. – Affiliate members of the AIQS Requirements to be Fellow
2. Probationer Member AIQS Member:
1. 10 Years experience as
3. Technician Member AIQS Associate / Member
2. Currently or had held a Sr.
4. Graduate Member of AIQS level position
3. Demonstrated significant
5. Student Member AIQS commitment to the QS
profession beyond normal
employer requirements.
4. To be nominated by three
Fellow grade members.
AIQS Post-nominals
➢ Post Nominal available
1. FAIQS – Fellow members of the AIQS
2. AAIQS / MAIQS – Associate / Member members of the AIQS
3. AIQS Affil. – Affiliate members of the AIQS
4. CQS – Certified Quantity Surveyor
➢ There are no post nominal for other grade. But can use as:
1. Probationer Member AIQS
2. Technician Member AIQS
3. Graduate Member of AIQS
4. Student Member AIQS
CPD Requirements for AIQS Members
• Life Fellow, Fellow, Member or Associate, Affiliate members – 15 Hours
• However the Certified Quantity Surveyors are required to achieve additional 5 hours
of CPD. That’s mean the total CPD hours for Certified Quantity Surveyor – 20 Hours
*Source: CPD Guidelines – Applicable from 1 July 2018
Use of AIQS Logo
❖Current logo – Issued electronically from AIQS National office upon request.
❖Not for endorsement – not be used to imply AIQS endorsement of any specific
product or service
❖The logo may only be used without qualification by a company or firm that has:
➢ at least one director or partner who is a corporate member of the AIQS, or
➢ employs QS staff the majority of whom are corporate members of the AIQS.
❖The logo may be used with appropriate qualification where the company or
firm has:
➢ at least one director or partner who is an Affiliate, Technician or Probationer
member of the AIQS, or
➢ employs QS staff the majority of whom are Affiliate, Technician or Probationer
member of the AIQS, or
➢ the appropriate qualification required of the company/firm must clearly state the
grade of membership of the staff who are non-corporate AIQS members (i.e.
Affiliate, Technician or Probationer).

Cont’d…
Use of AIQS Logo
❖ Logo must not be used in any way
➢ If the majority of the QS Staff employed are not AIQS members and have only AIQS
Student members.
❖ Students– Not to be used as a promotional manner. Should clearly state as Student member in
resumes/cv
Before we proceed further !
Why are you interested on AIQS membership?

• To increase the quality of my work

• To serve the industry in a better way
• To have a better recognition
• To get a new job
• To get a promotion
• To get an increment
What is your understanding on Ethics?
Logical explanation 01
Ethics are Science of Moral related with behavior of individuals. Every person
has their own way of dealing and reacting.
Logical explanation 02
Moral principles that govern a person's behavior or the conducting of an
activity (https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ethics)
❖Why Ethics are important?
➢ Satisfying basic human needs
➢ Creating credibility
➢ Uniting people and leadership
➢ Improving decision making
➢ Long term gains
➢ Securing the society
https://managementstudyguide.com/importance-of-ethics.htmatisEthics?
Code of Professional Conduct
❖Latest edition [Current Version] – Issued November 2018
❖What is AIQS profession code of conduct

❖Why? Code of Professional Conduct

❖Any member breach the Code of Professional Conduct will be a professional

misconduct and will be investigated by AIQS in accordance to the complaints
handling & disciplinary procedure.
Code of Professional Conduct - Structure
Code of Professional Conduct consist of Twelve Sections
Generally – Describes the purpose of the document
Definitions – Gives an elaboration on the Key words used in the COPC
Relations with Clients – How the member should deal with the Client
Conflict of Interest – Personal interest take precedence on the professional interest. The procedure in
dealing with it.
Impartiality – Should not be bias to any party
Members and Institute – how to deal with the AIQS members and the institute.
Relations with other Members – how to maintain the relationship with the other members.
Regulatory Registrations – Gives an elaboration on the regulatory registration.
Copyright – The copyrights of AIQS
Non-compliance – how to deal with any non compliance or warrant departure from the rule to the
Code of conduct due to a valid reason (ex : due to the regulations at your work place)
Review – The duration specified for review of the Code of conduct.
Effective date – the date from then the Code of Conduct is effective.
Code of Professional Conduct >
1.Generally
1.1 Impressing the requirement
1.2 What is Code of Conduct?
1.3 Always it is individual who
will comply or not
1.4 Why is it required?
1.5 Consequence of misconduct
1.6 Importance of Code of
Conduct
Code of Professional Conduct >
2. Definitions
Code of Professional Conduct >
3. Relations with Clients
1. Act with integrity, ethically, competence, good faith and without personal bias
2. Act promptly and efficiently
3. Act within the limits of qualifications and experience
4. Avoid providing any advice without reasonable foundation
5. Always provide High professional guidance
6. Communicate the client about the progress being made, in any unavoidable delay situation
7. Substantiate all the instructions in writing from client
8. Not to disclose any confidential information unless authorized by client or permitted by law
9. PI insurance
10. Records to be maintained in accordance with the Government requirements.
11. Quantity Surveyors must act in public interest over other interest
12. Quantity Surveyors must comply all Laws / standards

Cont’d…
Code of Professional Conduct >
3. Relations with Clients
13. Complete work unless agreed with client, discharge by client or terminate by member
14. Not to include false claims in any advertisement
15. Not to falsify or misrepresent qualification, experience and grades of membership
16. Not to exert undue pressure or influence on any person for gift or bribery
17. Not to supplant other members who has been awarded a commission
18. Not to advertise in an indiscrete manner
19. Notify the other member when receive instructions to proceed with same duties
20. Supervise the services carried out for and on behalf of the member
21. Substantiate the source of information of the relevant report or working papers
Code of Professional Conduct >
4. Conflict of Interest
Logical explanation
Personal Interest take over Professional interest.

❖Identify possible conflict of interest

❖When dealing with the client members interest should not conflict with the Client
❖If any instruction of a Client leads to a conflict of interest, avoid accepting it.
➢ Inform the client
➢ Encourage to make use of an independent professional service
➢ Can proceed with the service by
• A written acknowledgment from the client or confirmation from the
interest that the Client is aware about a Conflict of interest to proceed with
the services
• Member discloses there was a conflict of interest in any document
❖No payment to be accepted that effect the client relationship.
Code of Professional Conduct >
5. Impartiality
Code of Professional Conduct >
6. Members and the Institute
Code of Professional Conduct >
7. Relations with Other Members
Code of Professional Conduct >
8. Regulatory Registrations

9. Copyright

10. Non-compliance
Code of Professional Conduct >
11. Review

12. Effective Date

*Source: AIQS Code of Conduct effective from 1 July 2018

 Complaint Handling Procedure
Complaints should be submitted to the Compliance Manager (CM) in written format

Analyze by CM and found there is lack of information

Ask provided more details from complainant by CM

In this situation compliance manager can take 3 actions about complaint. Those are
➢ Approved and proceed
➢ Reject
• Required information was not submitted by the complainant
• The complaint is a ongoing complaint
• The complaint is not within the last 3 years.
• Complaint about fees and payment.
➢ Suspend
• The complaint is in the court.
If CM is decided to proceed
CM has to inform to the member about the complaint

CM investigates the complaint and prepare the report

Form a Compliance Committee (CC)
CC Start the detail investigation on the complaint

Cont’d…
 Complaint Handling Procedure
Member has to respond the information and member has to submit the report of explanation about the complaint

CC review the report and set the date, time and location for the hearing about complaint and inform both party to
attend the hearing of complaint

In the hearing the member feels guilty then according to the AIQS, the member get the one or more or non
sanction and the decision report will be submitted to the CM
❖ Publicly rebuke the member
❖ Order to member to undertaking to abstain
❖ Consul the member
❖ Pay penalty (no more than 10,000)
❖ Order to undertake CPD
❖ Undertake necessary education
❖ Suspend the membership
Publish in Newspaper, journal
❖ Already there is a suspension, continue the suspension
❖ Advice member to take correct steps or on its website about the
❖ Advice member to pay the cost misconduct and decision

CM inform the both member and complaint about the decision.

Note : This is a simplified diagram to ease the understanding. Candidates are required to read, understand and be aware of the complain handling
procedure in detail.
 Appeal Procedure
Member should give the appeal notice to CM

CM will provide the Notice to

▪ Chairman of Appeal Tribunal (AT)
▪ Member
▪ Complaint
▪ CEO of the institute
Contents of Appeal Book:
1. Original complain
2. All the correspondence
Provide the appeal book to AT and the Member 3. Report of the CM
4. Charge formulated
5. Record of the hearing
AT commence to investigate the appeal 6. Decision of the CC
7. Copy of the notice of appeal

Decision will be: AT notify the decision to CM If AT dismiss the appeal,

• Confirm or amend the
decision of CC
• Vary the sanction
• Make such other trades
instruct the Member to
pay the reasonable cost
CM must write to Execute officer of the
member’s division, member and complaint
about the final decision

CM must maintain the all records of complains

Note : This is a simplified diagram to ease the understanding. Candidates are required to read, understand and be aware of the appeal procedure
in detail.
 AIQS Fee Scale
Basis of determination Percentage limit
Professional fees depends on
Pre-Contract Post-Contract In a general scenario
1. Employer's Requirement 1. Based on no Duration and no 1. Project value less
of deliverables of deployment than 10 Mn -
2. Complexity of the project 10% - 15% [of Contract
2. Can be as a Eg: price]
3. Procurement route percentage of 1 Sr.QS + 2 QS +
the estimated 2 Jr.QS for 10 2.10 Mn to 100 Mn -
contract price or months 3% - 8%
as a lump sum
3.100 Mn to 500 Mn -
1% - 3%
Selling rate of a head (for deployment) consist of :- Salary, Transport, Housing, Medical,
Visa expenses, Air fare, other welfare facilities, etc.
[Source www.aiqs.com.au | 01.01.2020]
 References
1. AIQS Code of Conduct effective from 1 July 2018 (Version 04 Board approved on
November 2018)
2. CPD Guidelines – Applicable from 1 July 2018
3. Complaints Policy (Version 07 Board approved on November 2018)
4. Policy on the use of the AIQS Logo, Name and Membership Status
5. AIQS Website - www.aiqs.com.au
Q&A