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Email disclaimers

Published: 9 October 2017 | Edited: 6 October 2022

Read time: 3 minutes The rapid expansion of the use of email as a tool for communication and its accessability require some caution to accompany its ...

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Report writing

Published: 7 January 2013 | Edited: 29 September 2022

Read time: 6 minutes Written reports are an integral part of architectural practice. Producing a report that communicates clearly and completely with ...

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Drinking fountains and water filling points

Published: 13 February 2017

1.    APPLICATION Provide accessible drinking fountains where required. 2.    DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS The Design Guide contains criteria for elements ...

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Accessible fitting cubicle

Published: 15 December 2014

The access provisions of Premises Standards 2010 have been incorporated into NCC Volume 1 BCA, effective from 1 May 2011. In all public buildings, ...

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Accessible auditorium / lecture room

Published: 15 December 2014

The access provisions of Premises Standards 2010 have been incorporated into NCC Volume 1 BCA, effective from 1 May 2011. In all public buildings, ...

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Duty to disclose liability

Published: 15 November 2016 | Edited: 26 June 2020

The Insurance Contracts Act 1984 replaced the common law of disclosure, misrepresentations and incorrect statements with a statutory code. Duty to ...

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Risks of free design services

Published: 13 November 2017 | Edited: 28 February 2024

Read time: 3 minutes One of the most valuable services architects provide is design, yet some clients or potential clients attempt to obtain design ...

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Standards - risk management

Published: 11 October 2017

The risk to architects of specifying standards needs to be managed. Proprietary specification systems such as NATSPEC regularly review all standards ...

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Email policy

Published: 3 November 2011 | Edited: 21 September 2022

Read time: 1 minute Email and the internet are powerful tools for improving communications and efficiency within and between businesses. However, ...

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Workplace health and safety (WHS)

Published: 19 December 2017

(Previously known as Occupational Health and Safety in the workplace) Under the Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) legislation, previously known as ...

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