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32 Definitions
> In this Part—
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> complainant means a person who makes a complaint.
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> complaint means a complaint made under this Part.
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> disciplinary finding means a finding of unsatisfactory professional conduct or professional misconduct.
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> professional misconduct means—
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> > (a) unsatisfactory professional conduct of a sufficiently serious nature to justify the suspension of an architect or the cancellation of an architect’s registration, or
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> > (b) any other conduct that is declared by the regulations to be professional misconduct for the purposes of this Act.
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> unsatisfactory professional conduct means any of the following—
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> > (a) any contravention by the architect of the conditions of the architect’s registration,
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> > (b) a failure by the architect to comply with a provision of any code of professional conduct established by the regulations and in effect under section 7,
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> > (c) any failure without reasonable excuse by the architect to comply with a direction, order or requirement of the Board, Tribunal or Supreme Court,
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> > (d) any failure without reasonable excuse by the architect to properly supervise the provision of architectural services by an architect corporation or architect firm while the architect is a nominated architect responsible for the provision of those services,
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> > (e) any failure by the architect to comply with the applicable requirements of the [Licensing and Registration (Uniform Procedures) Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2002-028),
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> > (f) any contravention by the architect of this Act or the regulations,
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> > (g) any conduct of the architect that demonstrates that the architect is not a fit and proper person to be registered as an architect,
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> > (h) any other conduct of the architect that demonstrates incompetence, or a lack of adequate knowledge, skill, judgment or care in the practice of architecture,
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> > (i) any other improper or unethical conduct of the architect in the course of the practice of architecture,
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> > (j) any conduct that is declared by the regulations to be unsatisfactory professional conduct for the purposes of this Act.