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Design and Building Practitioners Regulation 2021
5BDesign practitioner—architectural (medium rise)
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#### 5B Design practitioner—architectural (medium rise)
5B Design practitioner—architectural (medium rise)
> > (1) Qualifications Must—
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> > > (a) hold full registration as an architect within the meaning of the [Architects Act 2003](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2003-089), and
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> > > (b) be recorded as a practising architect in the register maintained by the Registrar of the NSW Architects Registration Board constituted under that Act.
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> > (2) Knowledge Must know and understand the following—
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> > > (a) the Act and this Regulation,
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> > > (b) the [Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1979-203), including regulations and instruments made under that Act, to the extent that the legislation is relevant to this class of registration,
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> > > (c) the Building Code of Australia, Volumes 1 and 2, including documents adopted by reference in the Building Code of Australia, to the extent that the documents are relevant to this class of registration,
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> > > (d) building design, including methods, materials and planning, to the extent that this knowledge is relevant to this class of registration.
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> > (3) Skills Must be able to do the following—
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> > > (a) interpret, apply and assess compliance with the relevant requirements of the Building Code of Australia,
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> > > (b) apply and assess compliance with relevant standards relating to the design of a building, including materials, finishes, fittings, components and systems of a building, to the extent that the standards are relevant to this class of registration.