Experience F: Office Conduct and Practice Management Flashcards
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What is the Fair Trading Act 1968
Promotes fair competition and protects consumers from misleading or deceptive practices in trade.
What is the Consumer Guarantee Act 1993?
Establishes guarantees for consumers in the purchase of goods and services. Ensures the goods/service is of an acceptable quality, fit for purpose, and matches the proposed description.
What is the Employment Relations Act 2000?
Governs the employment relationship between employer and employee, including employment standards, agreements, and dispute resolution processes among others.
What is the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015?
Aims to ensure the health and safety of workers and others in the workplace. It sets out responsibilities for employers, employees, and their parties to identify and mitigate workplace hazards and promote safe practices.
What is the Building Act 2004?
Provides the framework for regulating building work in New Zealand. It covers various aspects of building and construction, including building consent, inspection processes, compliance with building codes and standards, and resolution of building-related disputes.
What is the Resource Management Act 1991?
The RMA governs the sustainable management and use of natural and physical resources in New Zealand. It sets out the requirements for resource consents, land use planning, environmental impact assessments, and other activities that may impact the environment.
What is the Construction Contracts Act 2002 / Construction Contracts Amendment Act 2015?
Provides mechanisms for managing payment disputes and facilitating timely and fair payments in construction contracts.
What are Building Regulations made under the Building Act 2004?
They provide specific technical requirements to ensure buildings are safe, healthy, and durable.
What is the New Zealand Building Code?
A set of performance standards under the Building Act 2004. It provides the minimum requirements to ensure buildings are safe, healthy, and durable.
What are the New Zealand Standards?
They are technical standards that provide guidelines and specifications for various industries and sectors, including construction and architecture.
What is the Registered Architects’ Act 2005 & Registered Architects Rules 2006?
Ethical conduct for Registered Architects: It establishes the legal framework and ethical guidelines for the registration and professional conduct of architects in New Zealand
What is the NZRAB?
New Zealand Registered Architects Board. They are a statutory entity tasked with registering, monitoring, and if need be disciplining architects,
What is the NZIA?
New Zealand Institute of Architects. They are a membership-based professional organisation that represents registered architects and promotes architecture in New Zealand.
What is the NZACS?
The New Zealand Architects Co-operative Society are set up to provide risk management services. They provide Professional Indemnity insurance and additional cover.
What is PI insurance?
Professional Indemnity insurance provides financial protection to safeguard their businesses for claims made against them in carrying out their professional services or advice.
- Provides cover for damages and claimant costs awarded against you.
- Costs incurred such as legal and defence costs.
- Claims investigation costs.
- Inquiry attendance costs
- Public relations cost.
What is covered in PI insurance?
- errors, mistakes and omissions in your work or professional advice
- Missed deadlines and undelivered services
- Professional negligence
- Breaches of contract
What is not covered in PI insurance?
- Intentional damage
- Any circumstances or claims that are known before your insurance period begins
- Acts of dishonesty and fraud.
- Accidental injury and property damage.
What is Public Liability insurance?
Protects you from financial losses arising from a claim of 3rd part property damage or accidental injury (not covered by ACC) as a result of you going about your business, even if you rent your premise.
What is typically covered by Public liability insurance?
- Damage to 3rd party property
- Financial loss resulting from damage to a 3rd party property.
- Injury, illness, or death (that is not covered by ACC) that is caused by your negligence.
What is not covered by Public liability insurance?
- Employee injuries
- Damage to your own property
- Compensation when a personal injury is covered by the ACC.
What is Business Insurance?
Insurance in place to protect your contents (including IT equipment), and premises from the risk of damage caused by fire, storms, theft, vandalism, or even earthquakes.
What is Cyber liability?
Provide protection covering extortion costs, fines and penalties, investigation and data recovery costs, business interruption costs, and PR/crisis management costs.
How has client satisfaction been monitored during the entire design process on Cremorne?
Satisfaction has been monitored and tracked through seeking their feedback on the design and current progress/stage of the project.
Valuing their input and adhering to project timelines as well as being transparent through all stages of the design process. Communication and transparency is key.
What are CPD?
Continued Professional Development (CPD) has been set up by the NZRAB to ensure architects maintain a high level of professional competence and stay updated with industry developments. minimum 1000CPD points are required within a five-year period.
