Objective 1 – Trusted Regulator

Victorians trust the ARBV to hold architects to high professional standards for theprotection of consumers, building confidence in the architecture profession and theARBV

Strategic initiatives

  • Engage with stakeholders about changes to the Act and Regulations to support understanding and ensure smooth implementation
  • Ensure the ARBV’s risk-based Regulatory Strategy aligns with current regulatory settings
  • Continuously improve systems, resources, intelligence and processes to support efficient and effective regulation
  • Collaborate with the Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) on future legislative reforms to further strengthen the regulatory oversight of architects
  • Maintain effective working relationships with government, Victorian co-regulators and other stakeholders to optimise regulatory outcomes e.g. sharing data and participating in co-regulator improvement initiatives
  • Collaborate across jurisdictions with other regulators of the architecture profession to build public confidence in the profession

Measures of success

  • Delivered clear and timely information and communications about changes to the Act and Regulations
  • Revised and updated Regulatory Strategy, associated plans, and implementation systems, tools and guidance
  • Increased regulatory activity and enhanced services delivered as a result of improved systems, resources, intelligence and processes
  • Developed new workplan of proposed legislative reforms to strengthen the ARBV’s regulatory oversight and progressed workplan with DTP
  • Worked closely with DTP and co-regulators on sectoral developments and initiatives, and kept DTP up to date about ARBV’s regulatory activities
  • Actively collaborated on issues of local and national importance for the regulation of the architecture profession, including issues relating to national and international mobility of architects

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