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Practice

Document retention and destruction

Published: 30 November 2022

Read time: 10 minutes In Australia, businesses must retain certain documents for specific statutory minimum periods of time and there can be serious ...

Practice

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 ...

Practice

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 ...

Resources

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 ...

Resources

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, ...

Resources

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, ...

Practice

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 ...

Practice

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 ...

Project

Replacement costs

Published: 9 January 2013 | Edited: 2 December 2021

Read time: 3 minutes For those architects requested by their clients to prepare estimates of the costs of replacing buildings it is necessary to have ...

Project

Insolvent contractor

Published: 24 November 2011 | Edited: 2 March 2020

Signs that indicate that the contractor may be financially unstable include: submission of a claim followed by a request for payment in a reduced ...

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