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ARCHITECTS ACT - SECT 20

Cancellation of registration for fraud and on other grounds

    (1)     The Board shall cause to be removed from the Register the name of a person:

        (a)     whose registration has been obtained by fraud or misrepresentation;

        (b)     whose degree, diploma or other evidence of qualification is withdrawn or cancelled by the university, college or other body by which it was conferred;

        (c)     who is convicted, whether in the Territory or elsewhere, of an indictable offence or of any other offence which, in the opinion of the Board, renders him unfit to practise;

        (d)     who becomes of unsound mind; or

        (e)     who is found by the Board to have been guilty of:

            (i)     habitual drunkenness or addiction to a narcotic drug;

            (ii)     accepting a commission or substantial valuable consideration from a person who has offered or agreed to execute, or is engaged in the execution of, any work in connection with a building designed or supervised by the registered architect or from a person who has offered or agreed to supply any material, fittings or appliances to be used in or in connection with a building designed or supervised by the registered architect;

            (iii)     allowing a person, other than a registered architect, to practise in his name as an architect; or

            (iv)     directly or indirectly giving or offering or agreeing to give or offer to a person any valuable consideration for securing or attempting to secure for the architect employment or work as an architect.

    (2)     The Board may, instead of causing to be removed from the Register the name of a person who has been found guilty of conduct or an act referred to in subsection (1)(e), reprimand the person or suspend the registration of the person for such period, not exceeding 6 months, as the Board thinks fit.

    (3)     If the Board causes the removal of a person's name from the Register, the Board shall, if so required by that person, state in writing the reason for the removal.



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