Western Australian Current Acts

ARCHITECTS ACT 2004

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title
            
   2.      Commencement
            
   3.      Objects of Act
            
   4.      Terms used

   PART 2 -- The Architects Board

           Division 1 -- Establishment of Board  

   5.      Board established
            
   6.      Board not agent of Crown

           Division 2 -- The Board  

   7.      Membership of Board
            
   8.      Constitution and proceedings
            
   9.      Remuneration and allowances

           Division 3 -- Functions and powers  

   10.     Functions
            
   11.     Powers
            
   12.     Powers of investigation and investigator
            
   13.     Incriminating information, questions, or documents
            
   14.     Failure to comply with investigation
            
   15.     Obstruction of investigator
            
   16.     Delegation

           Division 4 -- Registrar and other staff  

   17.     Registrar
            
   18.     Other staff and contractors
            
   19.     Use of government staff etc.

           Division 5 -- Relationship of Board with the Minister  

   20.     Minister may give directions
            
   21.     Minister to have access to information

           Division 6 -- General  

   22.     Protection from liability
            
   23.     Common seal of, and execution of documents by, Board
            
   24.     Duty not to make improper use of information

   PART 3 -- Finance and reports  

   25.     Funds of Board
            
   26.     Accounts
            
   27.     Audit
            
   28.     Annual report and other reports

   PART 4 -- Registration and licensing of architects

           Division 1 -- Registration, licensing and renewal  

   29.     Registration of natural persons
            
   30.     Conditions on registration or renewal of registration
            
   30A.    Architects must be covered by architect insurance
            
   31.     Licensing of corporations
            
   32.     Conditions on grant of licences or renewal of licences
            
   33.     Applications for registration and licences
            
   34.     Effect of registration and licensing
            
   35.     Duration of registration and licences
            
   36.     Renewal of registration and licences
            
   37.     Fees for renewal of registrations and licences
            
   38.     Certificates of registration
            
   39.     Licence documents
            
   40.     Suspension or cancellation of licences
            
   41.     Suspension of registration or licence: effect
            
   42.     Surrender of certificates of registration, licence documents

           Division 2 -- The register  

   43.     The register
            
   44.     Inspection and publication of register
            
   45.     Amendment of particulars
            
   46.     Amendment to ensure accuracy
            
   47.     Voluntary removal from register
            
   48.     Removal of names of deceased persons and defunct corporations
            
   49.     Removal of name of person without up to date skills who has not practised for 5 years or who has lost qualifications
            
   50.     Effect of removal of name from register
            
   51.     Restoration of name to register

           Division 3 -- Notifications to Board  

   52.     Change of address
            
   53.     Loss of qualifications
            
   54.     Information about insurance
            
   55.     Corporations: advice as to intention to amend constitution etc.

   PART 5 -- Disciplinary proceedings

           Division 1 -- Disciplinary action  

   56.     Causes for disciplinary action
            
   57.     Taking disciplinary action
            
   58.     Failure to comply with disciplinary action

           Division 2 -- Conciliation  

   59.     Conciliation process
            
   60.     Action if conciliation fails

   PART 6 -- Notifications and review  

   61.     Notice of decisions to affected persons
            
   62.     Publication and records
            
   63.     Review

   PART 7 -- Offences  

   64.     False descriptions; pretending to be architect
            
   65.     Name in which practice may be carried on; use of names
            
   66.     Making or publishing certain statements or documents
            
   67.     Falsely representing that work will be done by architect
            
   68.     Certain conduct not in breach of this Act
            
   69.     False or misleading information
            
   70.     False representations

   PART 8 -- Regulations and rules  

   71.      Regulations
            
   72.      Rules

   PART 9 -- Miscellaneous  

   73.     Recovery of fees
            
   74.     Evidentiary
            
   75.     Legal proceedings
            
   76.     Liability of officers for offence by body corporate
            
   77.     Liability of partners: offences
            
   78.     Repeal of Architects Act 1921, savings and transitional provisions
            
   81.     Review of Act
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Constitution and proceedings of the Board
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Savings and transitional provisions