The Profession & Law Flashcards
What is the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA)?
- The peak body for the architecture profession in Australia.
- Dedicated to improving our built environment and advancement of architecture.
- Members are governed by the articles of association, by-laws and code of conduct
- The AIA Code of Conduct defines ethical standards to ensure the upholding of principles which address obligations to the public, the client, profession and colleagues
- Violation of any of these standards is grounds for disciplinary action
What is the Architect’s Act?
- Legislation has been enacted in each state and territory
- To protect the public by ensuring architectural services of an architect are provide in a professional and competent way.
- To uphold standards of practice of architects.
- To maintain public confidence in the standard of services provided by architects
- Establishes the BOAQ its functions and powers.
- Establishes disciplinary proceedings.
- provides for the registration of appropriately qualified persons as architects.
What is the (BOAQ)?
- A statutory authority established under the Architects Act 2002, responsible for protecting the public and upholding the architectural profession in Queensland.
- BOAQ has powers to investigate complaints made about registered architects in specified circumstances and lay charges if necessary before the Queensland civil and administrative tribunal (QCAT)
- Provides for the registration of architects
- Protects the use of the word Architect via investigation and prosecution.
- Maintains & reviews the code of practice every 3 years
What is the AACA ?
- Architects Accreditation Council of Australia
- National body formed by Registration Authorities of each State & Territory.
- maintain and promote the National Standard of Competency for Architects
- develop and provide competency-based assessment programs to determine eligibility for registration as an architect in Australia
What legislation controls building work in Queensland?
- Planning Act 2016
- Building Act 1975
- Building regulation 2006
- Building fire safety regulation 2008
- Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991
What is the Building Act 1975
- Governs all building work in Queensland
- Requires that buildings be constructed in accordance with the BCA and, where Queensland-specific provisions are necessary, the Queensland Development Code
What is the Queensland Development Code (QDC)
- Queensland’s building standards framework that extends the scope of the BCA
- Parts of the QDC that have legislative effect are detailed in the building act, all other parts are advisory standards only
What is the QBCC ?
- QLD Building & Construction Commission
- Statutory body established under the Queensland Building and Construction Commission Act 1991 to regulate the building industry through the licensing of contractors
- Controls Building Work in QLD.
- Educates consumers about their rights and obligations
What is QLeave?
- The trading name of the Building and Construction Industry (Portable Long Service Leave) Authority that administers a paid long service leave scheme.
- Portable long service leave is paid leave given to workers for their service to the industry, rather than continuous service to one employer.
- Qleave collects levies payable on building and construction work in Queensland where the total cost of work is $150,000 or more, inclusive of GST.
- To be paid to obtain BA
What is a building practitioner and how do you become one? Can the architect be one?
- Someone who has a builders license, expertise & training
- Check with QBCC to see if they are legitimate
- Architect cannot, unless they get their builder’s license
- Architect can be both on the same job, but the services need to be separate. Conflict of interest. Use an independent project/construction manager/ QS
What is the role of the building surveyor?
- Building certifier is a specialist consultant who provides advice regarding compliance on construction based on the BCA/NCC & relevant Australian Standards called up by the BCA.
- They are responsible for issuing BA & obtaining plumbing approval prior to construction & the issue of a Certificate of Occupancy at PC.
- Acting as a consultant on design, fire safety, energy efficiency and access solutions
What is the Code of Practice ?
Provides guidance to architects as to appropriate professional conduct or practice. Protects consumers, promotes high standards of services by architects and promotes public confidence.
Requires architect to:
- Perform CPD
- be impartial when administering building contracts
- have client architect agreement in writing
- keep records for 7 years
- inform clients of conflicts of interest existing or likely to exist.
- have professional indemnity insurance
What is the Planning Act 2016 ?
Queenslands principle planning legislation that establishes systems at local,regional and state levels for
- plan making
- development assessment
- dispute resolution
What is the Code of Professional Conduct ?
- Obligations to the public
- Obligations to the client perform work with due skill, care and diligence.
- Obligations to the profession
- Obligations to colleagues Do not supplant another architect. If approached to undertake a project which another architect is working on request the client to notify the other architect. Provide suitable working environment for employees.
What is the BCA?
The BCA is Volumes One and Two of the National Construction Code (NCC)
The BCA aims to achieve a minimum necessary standards of relevant safety, health, amenity and sustainability objectives efficiently.
The BCA contains technical provisions for the design and construction of buildings and other structures, covering such matters as structure, fire resistance, access and egress, services and equipment, and energy efficiency as well as certain aspects of health and amenity
Volume 1: Class 2 to Class 9 Buildings
Volume 2: Class 1 and Class 10 Buildings
Volume 3: Plumbing Code of Australia
