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Profit

Published: 23 October 2015 | Edited: 19 May 2022

Read time: 6 minutes All architectural practices should seek to make a profit each financial year. Normally, a profit is achieved if there is a ...

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Consent and moral rights infringement

Published: 7 August 2018 | Edited: 9 February 2023

Read time: 8 minutes An author may consent to the use of their moral rights and therefore avoid any infringements. If an author provides consent, it ...

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DDA overview - building access

Published: 25 November 2014

In 1992 the Australian Federal Parliament enacted the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA). The DDA is a civil rights law, activated by lodging a ...

There is a stated concern that 'alternative solutions' are accepted under the BCA but not available in the Premises Standard, except perhaps as may ...

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DDA – Existing Buildings not undergoing building work

Published: 19 February 2015

This note considers the risk of a DDA complaint for existing buildings not undergoing building work and suggests practices which may be available to ...

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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 ...

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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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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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