103Evidence of deemed registration

103 Evidence of deemed registration

103 Evidence of deemed registration

(1) The Secretary is to make appropriate arrangements to ensure that a prescribed applicant who makes an application to which this Division applies is issued with an application number or registration number for the application.

(2) During the deemed registration period—

(a) an application number or registration number is evidence of a practitioner’s registration under this Division, and

(b) each compliance declaration that is required to be provided by a registered design practitioner, principal design practitioner or building practitioner in accordance with the Act and this Regulation must include the application number or registration number.

(3) During the deemed registration period, a reference to a registration certificate in Part 5, Division 4 of the Act is to be read as a reference to an application number or registration number for an application.

(4) In this clause—

deemed registration period means the period beginning on the date a prescribed applicant makes an application for registration and ending on the date the Secretary gives written notice to the registered practitioner under clause 101(4).