Abbreviations

Glossary of terms used in the report.

Abbreviation

Term

ABCB

Australian Building Codes Board

ACA

Association of Consulting Architects

AIA

Australian Institute of Architects

ARBV

Architects Registration Board of Victoria

Boards

Architect Registration Boards

BIM

Building Information Modelling

Code

Code of Professional Conduct

CPD

Continuing Professional Development

DCCEEW

Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

D&C

Design and construct

NCAT

New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal

NCC

National Construction Code

ND&C

Novated design and construct

NSCA

National Standard of Competency for Architects

NSW ARB

NSW Architects Registration Board

NSW Architects Act

Architects Act 2003 (NSW)

NSW Architects Regulation

Architects Regulation 2017 (NSW)

NSW Code

NSW Architects Code of Professional Conduct, which is a schedule to the NSW Architects Regulation

Research Project

Research project on systemic risks in the Australian architecture sector, jointly undertaken by the ARBV and NSW ARB

RIBA

Royal Institute of British Architects

UK ARB

UK Architects Registration Board

VCAT

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Victorian Architects Act

Architects Act 1991 (Vic)

Victorian Architects Regulation

Architects Regulations 2015 (Vic)

Victorian Code

Victorian Code of Professional Conduct, which is a schedule to the Victorian Architects Regulations

Working group

The joint working group comprising representatives from the ARBV and NSW ARB who were involved in the preparation of this report

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