OBJECTS OF PGO

The objects of the PGO as set out in Section 28(1) of the Professional Geoscientists Act, 2000 are:

1. To regulate the practice of professional geoscience.
2. To govern its members and certificate holders in accordance with this Act and the regulations and by-laws made under it.
3. To establish, maintain and develop standards of knowledge and skill among its members and certificate holders.
4. To establish, maintain and develop standards of qualification and standards of practice for the practice of professional geoscience.
5. To establish, maintain and develop standards of professional ethics among its members and certificate holders.
6. To promote public awareness of the role of the association.
7. To promote the mobility and transferability of membership in comparable associations in other jurisdictions.
8. To exercise such other powers as may be conferred, and to perform such other duties as may be imposed, under this or any other Act.
9. To undertake such other activities relating to the practice of professional geoscience as the Council considers appropriate.

In carrying out its objectives, the association shall serve and protect the public interest (Act, Section 28(2)).