Architects Act 2002
sec.75Board’s decision about other investigations
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sec.75 Board’s decision about other investigations
This section applies if the board— prepares a report under section 69 (1) about a person other than an architect; or receives a report under section 71 (1) about a person other than an architect and does not request a further report about the person under section 71 (3) ; or receives a further report under section 71 (3) about a person other than an architect. As soon as practicable after preparing the report, or receiving the report or further report, the board must decide to do 1 or more of the following— start proceedings to prosecute the person for an offence; enter into an undertaking agreed with the person about the person’s conduct, including, for example, to submit to an audit of the services carried out by the person; caution or reprimand the person; take no further action about the matter the subject of the investigation. If the person does not comply with an undertaking entered into under subsection (2) (b) , the board may decide to take another action mentioned in subsection (2) . As soon as practicable after making the decision, the board must give notice of the decision to the person. If the board decides, under subsection (2) (c) , to caution or reprimand the person, the board must give the person an information notice for the decision. s 75 amd 2010 No. 18 s 26 ; 2020 No. 24 s 19 (sec.75-ssec.1) This section applies if the board— prepares a report under section 69 (1) about a person other than an architect; or receives a report under section 71 (1) about a person other than an architect and does not request a further report about the person under section 71 (3) ; or receives a further report under section 71 (3) about a person other than an architect. (sec.75-ssec.2) As soon as practicable after preparing the report, or receiving the report or further report, the board must decide to do 1 or more of the following— start proceedings to prosecute the person for an offence; enter into an undertaking agreed with the person about the person’s conduct, including, for example, to submit to an audit of the services carried out by the person; caution or reprimand the person; take no further action about the matter the subject of the investigation. (sec.75-ssec.3) If the person does not comply with an undertaking entered into under subsection (2) (b) , the board may decide to take another action mentioned in subsection (2) . (sec.75-ssec.4) As soon as practicable after making the decision, the board must give notice of the decision to the person. (sec.75-ssec.5) If the board decides, under subsection (2) (c) , to caution or reprimand the person, the board must give the person an information notice for the decision.
- (a) prepares a report under section 69 (1) about a person other than an architect; or
- (b) receives a report under section 71 (1) about a person other than an architect and does not request a further report about the person under section 71 (3) ; or