Grounds for occupational discipline
42 Grounds for occupational discipline
Each of the following is a ground for occupational discipline in relation to an architect:
the architect has contravened, or is contravening, this Act;
if a code of professional conduct has been approved under section 88 (1)—the architect has contravened, or is contravening, a requirement of the code;
the architect has contravened, or is contravening, a condition of the architect’s registration;
the architect has been convicted, or found guilty, of an offence against a corresponding law of a local jurisdiction;
Corresponding law—see the dictionary.
the architect has been found guilty, in the ACT or elsewhere, of an offence involving fraud, dishonesty or violence that is punishable by imprisonment for 1 year or more.
A ground for occupational discipline applies to an architect who is no longer registered if the ground applied to the architect while registered.
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