Architects Regulations 2026
11Application for registration as an architect
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11 Application for registration as an architect
(1) For the purposes of section 9(2) of the Act, an application for registration as an architect—
(a) must be in writing; and
(b) must specify the class of registration sought; and
(c) if applicable, must include the information referred to in regulation 17(b); and
(d) must include the required insurance information; and
(e) if known to the applicant, must include the information referred to in regulation 17(a)(ii); and
(f) may include additional personal contact information not for publication in the Register.
(2) Subject to subregulation (3), the prescribed fee for an application for registration as a practising architect is 35 fee units.
(3) In the case of an application for registration as a practising architect by an architect who has been registered as a non-practising architect for 2 or more years immediately before the date of the application—
(a) the Board may ask the architect to provide evidence of the architect's standard of professional practice; and
(b) the prescribed fee is 8 fee units.
Note
The Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998 and the Trans‑Tasman Mutual Recognition (Victoria) Act 1998 may apply in relation to registration as an architect in Victoria.