Networking Event

Regulatory compliance as a risk management strategy:What you should know – the good, the bad and the necessary with Dr Kirsten Orr
31st March 2025

Join SPUN for an insightful presentation by Kirsten Orr, Registrar of the NSW Architects Registration Board (NSW ARB), as she explores key issues shaping the architecture profession today.

 

Understanding the risks and challenges in Australian architecture, drawing on data from NSW ARB’s FY2023-2024 complaints and findings from the June 2024 NSW ARB & ARBV report.

These include

-Common causes of complaints against architects

-Systemic risks facing the industry

-Insights from stakeholder focus groups, including

-Client-architect agreements & relationships

-Design & construct procurement challenges

-National Construction Code compliance

-Disruptive changes in the sector

What can be done to address these risks?

What compliance obligations are important to remember when providing architectural services in NSW?

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with industry experts and gain a deeper understanding of the evolving regulatory landscape for architects .

We look forward to seeing you

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EVENT SCHEDULE

6:20pm
Online open

6.30pm – 7.00 pm
Speaker’s presentation part 1

7.00pm – 7.30 pm

Dinner serve at venue

7.30pm – 8.55pm
Speaker’s presentation part 2
Includes a short Q & A  at the end.

9.00pm
Conclusion of the evening.

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Dr Kirsten Orr

Registrar & CEO

PhD(UNSW),BArch(Hons)(UTS),LFRAIA

 

Dr Kirsten Orr is Registrar of the NSW Architects Registration Board and a NSW registered architect (NSW ARB #6236).  She has served on two National Panels to review the National Standard of Competency for Architects (NSCA) in 2006-08 and 2020-21.
In 2015 she led the development of the Australian Architectural Education and Competency Framework that made nationally significant policy recommendations on the interpretation and implementation of the NSCA for the accreditation of architecture programs.  This was a joint initiative of the Architects Accreditation Council of Australia (AACA), Australian Institute of Architects, Association of Architecture Schools of Australasia, and Australian Deans of the Built Environment & Design.
Kirsten is currently a Director of the AACA and a Member of the AACA Accreditation Management Committee.