Read time: 1 minute A succession plan is a strategy which determines the best way for principals to exit the practice whilst ensuring the practice ...

Legislation has been enacted in each state and territory to protect the title 'architect' and to provide a framework for practicing architects. To ...

Read time: 7 minutes Privacy legislation is part of a global trend to protect personal information and to regulate in the area of fair information ...

Read time: 1 minute The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) notes that 'the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a broad-based tax of 10% on most goods, ...

The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 is Commonwealth legislation which, in its simplest terms, makes it unlawful to treat a person with a ...

(This replaces the note Taxation Administration Act) Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) is a form by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO), asking ...

Read time: 18 minutes There are times when architects and architectural firms come together to collaborate or form joint ventures to work together.

Architects may from time to time offer their services pro bono, whether generally – such as for community groups or communities and individuals in ...

The rules applicable to the law of evidence apply equally to the expert witness as well as to the ordinary witness. It has often been said that the ...

Read time: 7 minutes In most jurisdictions a written client-architect agreement is compulsory and this is the simplest method of minimising fee ...