5Definitions

5 Definitions

In these Regulations—

AACA means the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia ACN 109 433 114;

AACA Experienced Practitioner Assessment means the Experienced Practitioner Assessment conducted by the AACA to assess the professional competency of an architect, and their professional experience in complex projects;

APEC Architect Supplementary Assessment means the domain specific professional examination process maintained by the AACA as the Australian domestic monitoring committee for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Architect Project;

Architectural Practice Examination means the Architectural Practice Examination maintained by the AACA;

building practitioner has the same meaning as in the Building Act 1993;

client means an entity with whom an architect, an approved partnership or an approved company enters into an agreement (whether or not for payment) to provide architectural services;

Code means the Victorian Architects Code of Professional Conduct set out in Schedule 1;

corresponding registration board means the following—

(a) Australian Capital Territory Architects Board established under section 64 of the Architects Act 2004 of the Australian Capital Territory;

(b) NSW Architects Registration Board established under section 59 of the Architects Act 2003 of New South Wales;

(c) Northern Territory Architects Board established under section 5 of the Architects Act 1963 of the Northern Territory;

(d) Board of Architects of Queensland established under section 77 of the Architects Act 2002 of Queensland;

(e) Architectural Practice Board of South Australia established under section 4 of the Architectural Practice Act 2009 of South Australia;

(f) Board of Architects of Tasmania established under section 3 of the Architects Act 1929 of Tasmania;

(g) Architects Board of Western Australia established under section 5 of the Architects Act 2004 of Western Australia;

CPD means continuing professional development;

National Program of Assessment means the competency-based assessment process conducted by the AACA to determine whether a person's skills are equivalent to those of a person who has completed a qualification in architecture referred to in regulation 14;