Victorian Consolidated Regulations

ARCHITECTS REGULATIONS 2004

S.R. No. 51/2004
Version incorporating amendments as at 23 May 2007

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Commencement
   4.      Revocation
   5.      Definitions

   PART 2-PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

           Division 1-General obligations

   6.      Standard of practice
   7.      Duties
   8.      Notice of conflict of interest
   9.      Client's consent

           Division 2-Specific obligations

   10.     Administering contract conditions
   11.     Source of remuneration
   12.     Correctness of representations
   13.     Disclosure of name of architects
   14.     Defining the terms of engagement

           Division 3-General

   15.     Conduct of partnerships and companies
   16.     Unprofessional conduct
   17.     Guidelines

   PART 3-THE BOARD

           Division 1-Nomination of certain members of the Board

   18.     Nominated members of the Board

           Division 2-Election of architects for nomination to the Board

   19.     Application of Division
   20.     Returning Officer
   21.     Poll clerks
   22.     Notice of elections for nominations to the Board
   23.     Method of nomination
   24.     Form of nomination paper and statement of candidate
   25.     Withdrawal of nomination
   26.     Uncontested election
   27.     Contested election
   28.     Printing of the ballot paper and candidate's statement
   29.     Distribution of ballot paper and accepted statements
   30.     Method of voting
   31.     Lodging of vote
   32.     Duplicate ballot papers
   33.     Ballot box
   34.     Scrutineers
   35.     Scrutiny of envelopes
   36.     Adjournments
   37.     Result of election
   38.     Equal votes
   39.     Notification of result of election
   40.     Destruction of papers

   PART 4-REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND APPROVAL OF PARTNERSHIPS AND COMPANIES

   41.     Fees
   42.     Application for registration or approval
   42A.    Classes of registration
   43.     Qualifications for registration-standard of professional
           practice

   PART 5-THE STUDY OF ARCHITECTURE

   44.     Qualification in architecture
   45.     Prescribed course of study
   46.     Revoked
   47.     Examination fees
   48.     Appointment of examiners
   49.     Examiners' fees

   PART 6-REGISTER AND REGISTRATION

   50.     Contents of the Register
   51.     Notification of changed information
   52.     Appeal times

   PART 7-TRANSITIONAL

   53.     Transitional
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           SCHEDULE 1-Regulations Revoked
           SCHEDULE 2.

   PART A-APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION AS AN ARCHITECT

   PART B-APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A
   PARTNERSHIP

   PART C-APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF A COMPANY
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details