11CInsurance for holders of deemed registration

11C Insurance for holders of deemed registration

[Section 11C Inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 6, Applied:01 Nov 2023]

(1)  A person who is an architect by virtue of holding deemed registration must, before the person proposes to carry out any work as an architect in this State, give to the Registrar a notice, in an approved form, containing approved evidence that the person is covered by approved insurance.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(2)  A person who is an architect by virtue of an entitlement to hold deemed registration must not carry out any work as an architect in this State unless the person is covered by approved insurance.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.

(3)  If a person who is an architect is found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) or (2) , the Registrar may –

(a) suspend or cancel the deemed registration held by the person; and

(b) disqualify the person from holding deemed registration as an architect for a specified period or until the person fulfils a specified condition.

(4)  If any of the information provided by a person in a notice to the Registrar under subsection (1) changes, the person must, as soon as practicable, notify the Registrar, in a form approved by the Registrar, of the change.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.