Victorian Current Acts

ARCHITECTS ACT 1991 - SECT 3

    (1)     In this Act—

"approved" means approved by the Board;

S. 3(1) def. of approved architectural company substituted as approved company by No. 35/2004 s. 5(1).

approved company means a company that is approved under section 14;

S. 3(1) def. of approved architectural partnership substituted as approved partnership by No. 35/2004 s. 5(2).

approved partnership means a partnership that is approved under section 13;

S. 3(1) def. of architect substituted by No. 35/2004 s. 5(3), amended by No. 1/2023 s. 22(2).

"architect", except in Part 2, means a natural person who is registered as an architect under section 11;

Note

Section 42H(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth provides that a reference in the law of the second State to a person registered (however described) for the second State occupation includes a reference to a person who has automatic deemed registration to carry on an activity covered by that occupation. Section 42H(2)(a) of that Act provides that a person who has automatic deemed registration in a State is taken to have had the registration conferred by the operation of the law of the State.

S. 3(1) def. of automatic deemed registration inserted by No. 1/2023 s. 22(1).

"automatic deemed registration" has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

"Board" means the Architects Registration Board of Victoria;

S. 3(1) def. of domestic partner inserted by No. 72/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 1.1), repealed by No. 35/2004 s. 5(4).

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"Register" means the Register of Architects;

S. 3(1) def. of represent inserted by No. 35/2004 s. 5(5).

"represent" in Part 2, includes claim and hold out;

S. 3(1) def. of required insurance inserted by No. 35/2004 s. 5(5).

"required insurance" means the insurance required by order under section 17A;

S. 3(1) def. of second State inserted by No. 1/2023 s. 22(1).

"second State" has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

S. 3(1) def. of second State occupation inserted by No. 1/2023 s. 22(1).

"second State occupation" has the same meaning as in section 4(1) of the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 of the Commonwealth;

S. 3(1) def. of spouse inserted by No. 72/2001 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 1.1), repealed by No. 35/2004 s. 5(4).

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"this Act" includes the regulations made under this Act.

S. 3(2) inserted by No. 72/2001 s. 3(Sch. item 1.2), repealed by No. 35/2004 s. 5(6).

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Pt 2 (Heading and ss 4– 8) substituted as Pt 2
(Heading and ss 4- 8D) by No. 35/2004 s. 6.

Part 2—Prohibited conduct

S. 4 substituted by No. 35/2004 s. 6.