Architects Amendment Regulations 2007 (WA)

28 December 2007 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 6411

Regulations 2007.

HW301*

Architects Act 2004

Architects Amendment Regulations 2007

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

1.            Citation

These regulations are the Architects Amendment

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2.            Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows:

(a)	regulations 1 and 2— on the day on which these regulations are published in the Gazette;
(b)	the rest of the regulations - on 1 January 2008.

3.            The regulations amended

The amendments in these regulations are to the Architects
Regulations 2005.

4.            Part 3 Division 4 inserted

After regulation 16 the following Division is inserted in
Part 3—

Division 4 - Other matters relating to registration

and licensing

16A. Duration of registration and licences
For the purposes of section 35 -

(a)	a registration that occurs after 2007 has effect until 30 June in the year following that in which the registration occurs; and
(b)	a licence that is granted after 2007 has effect until 30 June in the year following that in which the licence is granted.

16B.	Renewal period
For the purposes of section 36(1), the renewal of a registration or a licence in 2008 is to be for a period of 18 months.
16C.	When renewal fees fall due
(1) For the purposes of section 37(1), the day on which the

fee for the renewal, in 2008, of a person's registration

or a corporation's licence falls due is -

(a)	31 March 2008; or
(b)	the day set by the Board under subregulation (3).

(2) A registered person may apply to the Board for the

Board to set a day after 31 March 2008 to be the day on which the fee for the renewal of the person's registration in 2008 falls due.

(3) On an application under subregulation (2) the Board, if

satisfied that the applicant is experiencing hardship,
may set a day after 31 March 2008 but before
1 October 2008 to be the day on which the fee for the
renewal of the person's registration in 2008 falls due.

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(4) For the purposes of section 37(1), the day on which the

fee for the renewal, in a year after 2008, of a person's

registration or a corporation's licence falls due is -

(a)	30 September of that year ("the renewal year"); or
(b)	the day set by the Board under subregulation (6).

(5) A registered person may apply to the Board for the
Board to set a day after 30 September of the renewal
year to be the day on which the fee for the renewal of
the person's registration in that year falls due.

(6) On an application under subregulation (5) the Board, if

satisfied that the applicant is experiencing hardship,
may set a day after 30 September in the renewal year
but before 1 April in the following year to be the day
on which the fee for the renewal of the person's

registration in the renewal year falls due.

161)	.	Reduction or refund of renewal fee for registered persons
The Board may, of its own volition, reduce or refund part of a renewal fee payable or paid by a registered person if the Board -

(a)	does not impose a condition of the kind mentioned in section 30(2)(a) in respect of the renewal of the registration; and
(b)	is satisfied that that part of the renewal fee would relate to the functions that the Board would have if such a condition were imposed.

5.            Regulation 22 repealed

Regulation 22 is repealed.

6.            Schedule 1 replaced

Schedule 1 is repealed and the following Schedule is inserted instead -

Schedule 1 - Fees

[r.21]

Provision of Act	Subject matter	Fee
or regulations	($)
s. 33(1)(b)(i)	Application for registration	140
s. 33(1)(b)(i)	Application for grant of licence	250
s. 33(1)(b)(ii)	Registration fee	300
s. 33(1)(b)(ii)	Licence fee	525

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Provision of Act	Subject matter	Fee
or regulations	($)
s. 37(1)	Renewal of registration in 2008	345
Renewal of registration after 2008	230
s. 37(1)	Renewal of licence in 2008	645
Renewal of licence after 2008	430
s. 37(2)(c)	Restoration of name to the register if
name removed under s. 37(1)	55
s. 44(2)	Certified copy of part of, or entry in,
the register	75
s. 45	Amendment of particulars entered in
the register	25
s. 51(2)	Restoration of name to the register if
name removed under s. 47 or 49	25
s. 51(5)	Restoration of name to the register if name removed by way of disciplinary action	50
s. 71(2)(j) and	Assessment of eligibility for, and
r. 14(2)	taking, the National Examination
Paper examination	350
s. 71(2)0) and	Taking the Examination by Interview	300
r. 14(2)	Supplementary Examination by
Interview	300
s. 71(2)0) and	Application for Board's consent to a
r. 25(1)(b)	name under which a person or
corporation can carry on the practice
of architecture	140

By Command of the Governor,

M. C. WAUCHOPE, Clerk of the Executive Council.