Architects Education Registration Board

Fonds — Multiple Containers

Identifier: aerb

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Records cover ca. 1985-2004, and include:

• S01: board working papers and meeting papers including agendas and minutes (1994-2004)

• S02: applications for registration (1991-2002)

• S03: complaints pursued by the Architects Investigation Committee (AIC) under section 42 of the Architects Act 1963 (1985-2001)

• S04: prosecutions pursued under section 53 of the Architects Act 1963 (1996-2002)

Access to Series S03 and S04 has been restricted, due to privacy issues. Please contact the J C Beaglehole Room if you wish to access these series.

Some AERB registrations 1965 to 1980 are held by Archives New Zealand.

New Zealand Registred Architects Board hold hard copies of:

• minutes of AERB meetings 1972-2004

• register of architects 1964-1996

• minutes of AIC 1984-2001

See Related Archival Material Note

Dates

Existence: 1964-June 2006
Coverage: 1985-2004

Biographical / Historical

The AERB managed architecture as a profession from 1964 until 2005. Architects were required to register, and supply evidence of previous work with their initial application.

Under the Architects Act of 1963 the previous functions of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) were split in two: the NZIA became the professional organisation for architects, whereas the Architects Education and Registration Board (AERB) took over regulatory functions of the NZIA.

The AERB:

• Oversaw the registration of architects

• Investigated complaints against architects under section 42 of the Architects Act 1963, which allowed disciplinary action to be taken against architects found guilty of grave professional misconduct or bankruptcy

• Instigated the prosecution of persons, not being registered architects, who described themselves or let others describe them as architects in advertising, publicity etc, under section 53 of the Architects Act 1963.

The Registered Architects Act 2005 replaced the Architects Act 1963 as part of the Government response to public concern over building standards.

As of 1st July 2006, AERB was replaced by a new board to oversee the registration of architects: the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB).

Relationships as defined by ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition, section 5.3:

Name of related entity: New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) 1905- Category of relationship: Temporal, Associative Description of relationship: AERB takes over from NZIA regulatory functions of NZIA in 1963 Date of relationship: 1963- 2006

Name of related entity: New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB) 2006- Category of relationship: Temporal Description of relationship: Successor to AERB Date of relationship: 2006

Extent

700 linear_centimeters (22 boxes initially 2 boxes disposed of during appraisal)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Custodial History

The records were transferred from the offices of the AERB's successor organisation, the New Zealand Registered Architects Board (NZRAB). The records had previously been in off-site commercial storage.

Related Materials

This collection relates to the New Zealand Institute of Architects archives, which record the development of the architectural profession to the early 1970s.

Related Records and Archives:

1. Held by New Zealand Registered Architects Board

Hard copy archives of the AERB held in NZRAB Office, floor 3, Dominion Building, 78 Victoria St, Wellington, New Zealand, as of 11/11/09.

Register of Architects from 1/4/64 to 12/6/96 (From passing of Architects Act 1964. After June 1996 the registrations were put online.)

Minutes of AERB meetings from 14/12/72 to 6/12/84

Minutes of AERB meetings from 13/6/85 to 5/12/91

Minutes of AERB meetings from 6/12/91 to 1/12/99

Minutes of AERB meetings from 1/6/00 to 1/12/04

Minutes of AIC (Architects Investigation Committee)

From 12/7/84 to 20/8/01

Investigates complaints against registered architects under section 42 of 1963 Architects Act. (Bankruptcy, incompetence, professional misconduct).

NB: the NZRAB holds a register of currently registered architects, as well as a register of former architects. See http://www.nzrab.org.nz/default.aspx?page=160

2. Held by Archives New Zealand:

Some records are held under the Agency “New Zealand Institute of Architects”.

Agency code: AEBC

Series code: 18486

“This agency was created by Archives New Zealand to describe a group of the same records from the New Zealand Institute of Architects, the Architects Registration Tribunal and the Architects Education and Registration Board.

“The New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) was established in 1905 from an amalgamation of existing district institutes and societies of architects and was registered as an incorporated society in 1908. It was responsible for setting scales of fees and supervising professional standards, including the conduct of examinations, the registration, promotion and discipline of members and the presentation of awards. In 1913, the New Zealand Institute of Architects Act formalised the functions and responsibilities of the NZIA.”

Records held cover registrations from 1914 to 1980, with some gaps:

1914-1963 by NZIA

1964-1965 by the Architects Registration Tribunal

1965-1980 by AERB

Information on NZIA agency: http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=AEBC

information on the registrations record series:

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewEntity.do?code=18486

http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewRelatedEntities.do?code=AEBC&relatedEntity=Series

3. Held by the J C Beaglehole Room, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand:

Some archives of the New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) are held, covering the period from 1906 to 1967.

“The records include minutes of General, Council, Executive and committee meetings, financial records, some correspondence, registers of members and miscellaneous documents.”

http://thecommunityarchive.org.nz/node/73104/description