The ARBV provides guidance to architects on professional conduct and practice, ensures architects meet their insurance obligations, investigates professional conduct matters and may refer conduct matters to the Architects Tribunal for inquiry.
Professional conduct and discipline for Victorian architects
To protect the public, architects must conduct themselves in a professional manner and comply with a range of legal obligations. The ARBV may investigate an architect's conduct.
Prohibited conduct in the architectural industry
The Act provides that some conduct is prohibited regardless of whether someone is an architect or not. People who engage in that conduct may be prosecuted by the ARBV.
Architects Tribunal inquiries and prosecutions
Architects who engage in prohibited conduct may be subject to an investigation by the ARBV and subsequent prosecution.
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