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In these Regulations—

AACA means the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia ACN 109 433 114;

AACA Experienced Practitioner Assessment means the Experienced Practitioner Assessment conducted by the AACA to assess the professional competency of an architect, and their professional experience in complex projects;

APEC Architect Supplementary Assessment means the domain specific professional examination process maintained by the AACA as the Australian domestic monitoring committee for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Architect Project;

Architectural Practice Examination means the Architectural Practice Examination maintained by the AACA;

building practitioner has the same meaning as in the Building Act 1993;

client means an entity with whom an architect, an approved partnership or an approved company enters into an agreement (whether or not for payment) to provide architectural services;

Code means the Victorian Architects Code of Professional Conduct set out in Schedule 1;

corresponding registration board means the following—

(a)

Australian Capital Territory Architects Board established under section 64 of the Architects Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(b)

NSW Architects Registration Board established under section 59 of the Architects Act 2003 of New South Wales;

(c)

Northern Territory Architects Board established under section 5 of the Architects Act 1963 of the Northern Territory;

(d)

Board of Architects of Queensland established under section 77 of the Architects Act 2002 of Queensland;

(e)

Architectural Practice Board of South Australia established under section 4 of the Architectural Practice Act 2009 of South Australia;

(f)

Board of Architects of Tasmania established under section 3 of the Architects Act 1929 of Tasmania;

(g)

Architects Board of Western Australia established under section 5 of the Architects Act 2004 of Western Australia;

CPD means continuing professional development;

National Program of Assessment means the competency-based assessment process conducted by the AACA to determine whether a person's skills are equivalent to those of a person who has completed a qualification in architecture referred to in regulation 14;

officer, in relation to an approved company, means—

(a)

a person who is an officer (as defined in section 9 of the Corporations Act) of the company; or

(b)

a person (other than a person referred to in paragraph (a)), by whatever name called, who is concerned in, or takes part in, the management of the company;

required insurance information means the following information in relation to the insurance required by an order under section 17A of the Act—

(a)

the name and ABN, ACN or ARBN of the insurer;

(b)

the name of the policy holder;

(c)

the policy number;

(d)

the date of issue and the expiry date of the policy;

(e)

the level of indemnity provided;

(f)

the architects insured under the policy;

the Act means the Architects Act 1991.

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