Joining NZACS

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Membership Benefits

Members of NZACS gain access to PI Insurance at bulk discount rates and assistance in
times of need by experienced architects.

Cautionary Tale

Completion Certificates.

The usual purposes of completion certificates are to verify practical completion in terms of the contract, and/or sufficient for occupation, and/or as required for finance purposes.

If defects are later discovered, there is a potential for a claim on the basis that you approved unacceptable work.

Do not be pressured into issuing a certificate you may later have cause to regret.

Do not assume that “conditions” you attach to a certificate will later be interpreted as you intend.

To Join:

Use the membership form on this site
Submit with entry fee
Purchase one $10 share in the society

Full membership is available to:

Firms (including sole practitioners) practising architecture in NZ who have at least one principal a member of NZIA,
Companies practising architecture in NZ who have at least one director a member of NZIA

Associate membership (i.e. entitled to PI cover but not to vote nor stand for the Board) is available to:

Graduates from recognised schools of architecture in NZ who have been accepted as Graduate members of NZIA
Any other persons who in the opinion of the Board should by reason of their association or connection with the practice of architecture or the building industry be granted associate membership