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ARCHITECTS AMENDMENT ACT 2020 (NO. 32 OF 2020) - SECT 4

Section 2 amended (Interpretation)

Section 2 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of Board :
complainant means a person who has made a complaint;
complaint means a complaint, made under section 20A , that has not been withdrawn;
continuing professional development requirement means a continuing professional development requirement determined by the Board under section 20G ;
(b) by inserting the following definition after the definition of member :
professional misconduct , in relation to a person, means –
(a) substantial or persistent unprofessional conduct by the person; or
(b) conduct of the person, whether or not occurring in connection with the practice of architecture, that would justify concluding that the person is not a fit and proper person to be an architect;
(c) by omitting the definition of Registrar and substituting the following definitions:
Registrar means the Registrar appointed under section 7 ;
unprofessional conduct , in relation to a person, means conduct by the person, in the course of the practice of architecture by the person, that falls short of the standard of competence and diligence that a member of the public is entitled to expect of a reasonably competent person engaging in the practice of architecture.



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