New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ARCHITECTS ACT 2003 - SECT 11

11 Architectural services provided by architect corporation or architect firm

(1) An architect corporation or architect firm must ensure that at all times there is at least one nominated architect who is nominated by the corporation or firm and responsible for the provision of architectural services by the corporation or firm.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

(2) An architect corporation or architect firm must ensure that:

(a) any written business correspondence issued by the corporation or firm bearing the name of the corporation or firm indicates the name of an architect who is a nominated architect responsible for the provision of architectural services by the corporation or firm, and

(b) the name of an architect who is a nominated architect responsible for the provision of architectural services by the corporation or firm is prominently displayed at each place of business of the corporation or firm, so as to be clearly visible to a person from outside or immediately on entering the place of business.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

Note: A temporary project or site office does not constitute a place of business of a corporation or firm.

(3) The Board may in a particular case grant a corporation or firm an exemption from compliance with a particular provision or provisions of this section. The exemption may be granted unconditionally or subject to conditions.

(4) An exemption remains in force for such period as the Board may specify or, if no period is specified, until it is revoked by the Board by notice in writing to the corporation or firm concerned.

(5) Proceedings for an offence against this section are not to be commenced without the written consent of the Board given in the particular case.