The below table shows the minimum qualifications required for sign off of Hydraulic and Wet Fire Serviecs Designs in the individual states of Australia.
| State | Hydraulic Designs | Hydraulic Performance Solutions | Wet Fire Design | Wet Fire Performance Solutions Fire Engineered Solutions |
| ACT | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic or Fire Engineer/Consultant/Designer | TBC by Relevant State Government |
| NSW | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | C14 Hydraulic Certifier. As specified by the NSW Government / Fair Trading NSW & the Building and Certifiers Regulation 2020 | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic or Fire Engineer/Consultant/Designer | C10 Fire Safety Engineer. As specified by the NSW Government / Fair Trading NSW & the Building and Certifiers Regulation 2020 |
| NT | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic or Fire Engineer/Consultant/Designer | TBC by Relevant State Government |
| QLD | RPEQ or QBCC License. As specified by the QLD Government. Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | RPEQ or QBCC License. As specified by the QLD Government | RPEQ or QBCC License. As specified by the QLD Government. Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | RPEQ or QBCC License. As specified by the QLD Government |
| SA | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic or Fire Engineer/Consultant/Designer | TBC by Relevant State Government |
| TAS | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic or Fire Engineer/Consultant/Designer | TBC by Relevant State Government |
| VIC | Registered Building Practitioner – Mechanical Engineer with the Victorian Building Authority. Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Registered Building Practitioner – Mechanical Engineer with the Victorian Building Authority. Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Registered Building Practitioner – Mechanical Engineer with the Victorian Building Authority. Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Registered Building Practitioner – Mechanical Engineer with the Victorian Building Authority. Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer |
| WA | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Must have Hydraulic Diploma or Mechanical or Civil Engineering Degree. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic Engineer/Consultant/Designer | Full Member of the HCAA. Minimum of 6 Years Experience in a design Office employed as a Hydraulic or Fire Engineer/Consultant/Designer | TBC by Relevant State Government |
