Queensland Consolidated Acts

ARCHITECTS ACT 2002 - SECT 11

In deciding whether an applicant for registration is fit to practise as an architect, the board may have regard to each of the following--

(a) whether the applicant has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for--

(i) an indictable offence; or

(ii) an offence against this Act or the repealed Act; or

(iii) another offence, relating to the practice of architecture, against a law applying, or that applied, in the State, the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country;

(b) if the applicant has been registered under this Act or the repealed Act, or registered to practise as an architect under a law applying, or that applied, in the Commonwealth, another State or a foreign country and the registration was suspended or cancelled--the reason for its suspension or cancellation;

(c) if the applicant has been registered under this Act or the repealed Act--any order about the applicant given under section 130 or 131 of this Act, or section 80 of the repealed Act;

(d) whether the applicant--

(i) is affected by bankruptcy action; or

(ii) is an executive officer of a corporation affected by control action after the commencement of this section;

(e) if the applicant has been required to undergo a health assessment under section 35D--

(i) whether the applicant underwent the assessment; or

(ii) whether the applicant cooperated with the doctor appointed to conduct the assessment;

(f) any other issue relevant to the applicant's ability to competently practise as an architect, including, for example, the applicant's mental or physical health.