ARCHITECTS (AMENDMENT) ACT.
Act No. 25, 1941.
An Act to amend the Architects Act, 1921, in certain respects; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 10th April, 1941.]

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E it enacted b y t h e K i n g ' s Most Excellent Majesty, b y a n d with t h e advice a n d consent of t h e Legis lative Council a n d Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled, a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e same, a s follows :-- 1. (1) T h i s Act m a y be cited a s the " A r c h i t e c t s ( A m e n d m e n t ) Act, 1 9 4 1 . " (2) T h e A r c h i t e c t s Act, 1921, as a m e n d e d by sub sequent A c t s , is r e f e r r e d to in this A c t as the P r i n c i p a l Act. (3) T h e P r i n c i p a l Act, as amended b y this Act, m a y be cited a s t h e A r c h i t e c t s Act, 1921-1941. (4) T h i s A c t shall commence u p o n a d a t e to be a p p o i n t e d by the G o v e r n o r a n d notified by p r o c l a m a t i o n published in the Gazette. 2 . T h e P r i n c i p a l A c t is a m e n d e d -- (a) (i) b y o m i t t i n g from subsection two of section five the w o r d " h e a d " a n d by i n s e r t i n g in lieu thereof the w o r d " D e a n " ; (ii) b y omitting from the same subsection the w o r d s " P r e s i d e n t of the I n s t i t u t e of A r c h i t e c t s of N e w South W a l e s , the P r e s i  d e n t of t h e A r c h i t e c t s Association of New S o u t h W a l e s " a n d by i n s e r t i n g in lieu thereof the w o r d s " P r e s i d e n t a n d ViceP r e s i d e n t of the N e w S o u t h W a l e s C h a p t e r of the R o y a l A u s t r a l i a n I n s t i t u t e of Architects"; (b) b y o m i t t i n g subsection four of the same section; (c)

(c) b y i n s e r t i n g a t the end of subsection two of section six t h e following p r o v i s o : -- P r o v i d e d t h a t w h e r e the office of a n elected m e m b e r becomes v a c a n t w i t h i n t h e l a s t six m o n t h s of the t e r m of office of such m e m b e r , t h e M i n i s t e r m a y , on t h e application of the B o a r d , o r d e r t h a t a n election shall n o t be h e l d ; a n d m a y , on the like application, revoke a n y such order. 3 . T h e P r i n c i p a l Act is f u r t h e r a m e n d e d -- (a) b y o m i t t i n g subsection two of section t e n a n d b y i n s e r t i n g in lieu thereof t h e following subsection:-- (2) A document p u r p o r t i n g to be a certificate u n d e r the h a n d of the R e g i s t r a r a n d s t a t i n g t h a t a n y p e r s o n w a s or w a s n o t on a n y d a t e or d u r i n g a n y p e r i o d m e n t i o n e d in the certificate r e g i s t e r e d u n d e r this A c t shall in all c o u r t s a n d before all p e r s o n s a n d bodies a u t h o r i s e d b y law to receive evidence be p r i m a facie evidence of the facts stated. (b) b y i n s e r t i n g a t the end of p a r a g r a p h (c) of subsection one of section t h i r t e e n the following new p a r a g r a p h : -- (ci) holds a degree, diploma, or license of competency, a p p r o v e d of b y the B o a r d , from some u n i v e r s i t y , college, school, i n s t i t u t e o r o t h e r a u t h o r i t y , a n d also satisfies the B o a r d t h a t he possesses the requisite knowledge a n d skill for the p r a c t i c e of a r c h i t e c t u r e ; or (c) b y o m i t t i n g f r o m section sixteen the " t o a c o u r t of p e t t y sessions o r " ; words

(d) (i) b y i n s e r t i n g a t the end of subsection one of section seventeen t h e following w o r d a n d new p a r a g r a p h : -- or (e) is guilty of i n f a m o u s conduct in a p r o f e s s i o n a l respect. Without

W i t h o u t limiting the m e a n i n g of the expression " i n f a m o u s conduct in a professional r e s p e c t " a r e g i s t e r e d p e r s o n shall be deemed guilty of such conduct w h o -- (i) in connection with a n y building d e s i g n e d or supervised by h i m e n t e r s into collusion w i t h the builder or a n y o t h e r p e r s o n in a n y w a y prejudicial to t h e owner's interests and rights u n d e r the building c o n t r a c t ; (ii) allows a n y p e r s o n o t h e r t h a n an architect who is his p a r t n e r to p r a c t i s e in his n a m e as an architect; (iii) directly or indirectly gives or offers, or agrees to give or offer, a n y p e r s o n a n y valuable consideration w h a t e v e r as a r e m u n e r a t i o n for securing or a t t e m p t i n g to secure for him a n y employment or w o r k as an architect; (iv) fails to r e n d e r to the client u p o n d e m a n d at the completion of the c o n t r a c t between the client a n d the builder a n a c c u r a t e and detailed s t a t e  m e n t of a c c o u n t s ; (v) acts as architect a n d builder of a n y building w i t h o u t the full knowledge a n d consent of the client. (ii) b y omitting from subsection t h r e e of the same section the w o r d s " a c o u r t of p e t t y sessions o r " ; (e) (i) by i n s e r t i n g in subsection t h r e e of section nineteen after the w o r d " a b b r e v i a t i o n " the w o r d s " o r d e r i v a t i v e " ;

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(ii) by o m i t t i n g the p r o v i s o to the same subsec tion a n d by i n s e r t i n g in lieu thereof the following p r o v i s o : -- P r o v i d e d t h a t n o t h i n g in this subsection shall p r o h i b i t -- (a) a p e r s o n p r a c t i s i n g n a v a l architec t u r e from u s i n g t h e n a m e " n a v a l a r c h i t e c t " ; or (b) a n y employee of a n architect from u s i n g the n a m e "architectural a s s i s t a n t " or " a r c h i t e c t u r a l d r a f t s  m a n " ; or (c) p e r s o n s from u s i n g the t e r m " a r c h i t e c t u r a l , " only as indicating t h a t t h e y c a r r y on the business of suppliers of w a r e s , i n s t r u m e n t s , or m a t e r i a l s used in connection with architecture''; (f) (i) by i n s e r t i n g a t the end of p a r a g r a p h (d) of subsection one of section twenty-five t h e w o r d s " a n d for p r e s c r i b i n g the s t a n d a r d of the educational a t t a i n m e n t s of c a n d i d a t e s for the p r e s c r i b e d e x a m i n a t i o n " ; (ii) b y i n s e r t i n g at the end of the same subsec tion the following new subsection:-- (1A) T h e r e g u l a t i o n s m a y p r o v i d e for the exemption of a n y class of p e r  sons from the p r o v i s i o n s of t h e r e g u l a t i o n s r e l a t i n g to the p r e  scribed s t a n d a r d of educational attainments.

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