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Architects Act 2003
50Duty of confidentiality of client communications
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#### 50 Duty of confidentiality of client communications
50 Duty of confidentiality of client communications
> > (1) An architect must comply with a requirement under this Part to answer a question or to produce information or a document despite any duty of confidentiality in respect of a communication between the architect and a client (but only if the client is the complainant or consents to its disclosure).
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> > (2) An architect may disclose a matter to the Board, a committee of the Board or the Tribunal in breach of any duty of confidentiality if the Board, committee or Tribunal is satisfied that it is necessary for the architect to do so to rebut an allegation in the complaint.