Architects Act 1921 (WA)

Western Australia

This Act was repealed by the Architects Act 2004 s. 78(1) (No. 75 of 2004) as at 16 Nov 2005 (see s. 2 and Gazette 15 Nov 2005 p. 5597)

Western Australia

Architects Act 1921

An Act to make provision for the registration of architects.

[Heading inserted by No. 55 of 2004 s. 33.]

This Act may be cited as the Architects Act 1921.1

• (1)

  In this Act, subject to the context — 

“articles of association”, in relation to a foreign corporation, includes by‑laws, regulations or other instrument regulating the internal administration of the foreign corporation;

“Board” means The Architects’ Board of Western Australia constituted under this Act;

“by‑law” means a by‑law made under the authority of this Act;

“corporation” means any body corporate, whether formed or incorporated in or outside the State, and includes a company, a foreign company or a registrable Australian body within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth;

“firm” means an unincorporated body of persons (whether consisting of natural persons or of corporations or partly of natural persons and partly of corporations);

“foreign corporation” means —

• (a)

  a corporation which is not incorporated, or taken to be registered, in the State; or

• (b)

  a corporation which is incorporated, or taken to be registered, in the State but which is a subsidiary, within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, of a corporation referred to in paragraph (a);

“memorandum”, in relation to a foreign corporation, includes charter, statute or other instrument constituting or defining the constitution of the foreign corporation;

“practising corporation” means a corporation which is registered as an architect under this Act;

“practising firm” means a firm which is registered as an architect under this Act;

“register” means the Register of Architects kept under this Act;

“registered” means registered under this Act;

“registered architect” means a natural person who is registered as an architect under this Act.

• (2)

  The provisions of this Act apply, with such adaptations as may be necessary, to a practising corporation and to a practising firm, notwithstanding that they are not expressly so applied otherwise than by virtue of this subsection.

• (3)

  Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the distribution by way of salary, commission, director’s fees, dividends or otherwise of the profits of a practising corporation or practising firm to the members of that corporation or firm.

[Section 2 amended by No. 76 of 1969, s.3; No. 39 of 1978, s.3; No. 67 of 1981, s.2; No. 10 of 1982, s.28; No. 10 of 2001 s.7; No. 55 of 2004 s. 34.]

[3‑4. Repealed by No. 76 of 1969 s.4.]