Victorian Numbered Regulations

ARCHITECTS REGULATIONS 2015 (SR NO 28 OF 2015)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

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

   PART 2--PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT

   6.      Standard of practice  
   7.      Guidelines  
   8.      Board may advise an architect on compliance  
   9.      Unprofessional conduct  

   PART 3--REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS AND APPROVAL OF PARTNERSHIPS AND COMPANIES

           Division 1--Process

   10.     Classes of registration  
   11.     Application for registration as an architect  
   12.     Application for approval of a partnership or company  

           Division 2--Qualifications

   13.     Qualifications—standard of professional practice  
   14.     Qualifications in architecture  
   15.     Prescribed course of study  
   16.     Board may approve list of qualifications or courses of study  

           Division 3--The Register

   17.     Contents of the Register  
   18.     Notification of changed information  
   19.     Certified extract of Register  

           Division 4--Other matters

   20.     Annual fees  
   21.     Prescribed time for Board to make decision  

   PART 4--THE BOARD

           Division 1--Election of architects for nomination to the Board

   22.     Application of Division  
   23.     Returning Officer  
   24.     Election officials  
   25.     Notice of elections for nominations to the Board  
   26.     Nomination  
   27.     Withdrawal or death of a candidate  
   28.     Uncontested election  

           Division 2--Contested election

   29.     Application of Division  
   30.     Returning Officer must cause an election to be held  
   31.     Method of voting  
   32.     Architect must not vote more than once  
   33.     Ballot paper  
   34.     How to mark the ballot paper  
   35.     Procedure for conduct of paper ballot  
   36.     Procedure for technology-assisted voting  
   37.     Conduct of ballot by a combination of technology-assisted voting and paper ballot  
   38.     Counting votes  
   39.     Computer counting  
   40.     Scrutineers  
   41.     Adjournments  
   42.     Result of election  
   43.     Notification of result of election  
   44.     Destruction of voting documents  

   PART 5--TRANSITIONAL

   45.     Transitional—retired architects to be registered as non-practising architects  
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