Victorian Numbered Acts

ARCHITECTS (AMENDMENT) ACT 2004 (NO 35 OF 2004) - SECT 1

The purposes of this Act are—

        (a)     to amend the Architects Act 1991 —

              (i)     in relation to prohibited conduct;

              (ii)     to change the requirements for approval of partnerships and companies;

              (iii)     to enable the resolution of complaints by mediation;

              (iv)     to modify the eligibility criteria for membership of a Tribunal;

              (v)     to provide for two additional members of the Architects Registration Board of Victoria;

              (vi)     to require architects to be covered by insurance;

        (b)     to amend the Building Act 1993 —

              (i)     to provide for a member of the Architects Registration Board of Victoria to be a member of the Building Practitioners Board;

              (ii)     to make amendments consequential to the amendments to the Architects Act 1991 ;

        (c)     to make consequential amendments to the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995 .