Disclose referrals, recommendations and endorsements
13 Disclose referrals, recommendations and endorsements
An architect must not recommend, endorse, or specify a product, service or service provider to a client if the architect receives or expects to receive or could receive an inducement or other benefit from a third party to do so unless—
the inducement is in the nature of salary, wages or attributable personal services income from an approved partnership or approved company; or
the nature and value of the inducement is first disclosed in writing to the client.
An architect must disclose the nature of any referral arrangement in place between the architect and another person to a client before entering into an agreement to provide architectural services to the client.
An architect who is a member of an approved partnership, or a director of an approved company, must ensure that the nature of any referral arrangement in place between the approved partnership or approved company and another person is disclosed to a client before the partnership or company enters into an agreement to provide architectural services to the client.
For the purposes of this clause, referral arrangement means any arrangement to introduce or refer clients to an architect, approved partnership or approved company for valuable consideration.
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