The State Election and Architects

At the beginning of the year we wrote to both major parties seeking their policy responses to a range of questions which were prepared by the Chapter Council. The Liberal Party acknowledged our submission but failed to provide a response. The Labour Party failed to acknowledge our submission.

This is clearly a disappointing outcome and highlights the lack of focus that the current political parties place on design within the built environment. We are unaware of any existing policy positions that clearly address the matters we raised. Questions were asked about:

– the ongoing role of ODASA and Design Review
– better resourcing for heritage
– industry participation and architects
– the legislation of the role of architects
– compulsory CPD
– improvements to the current planning process including the removal of non-professionals from the planning approval process

To view the submission that was sent to the parties click here.