SUMMARY OF NIA DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURE #4

Report of an offence is made either by member or non member and acknowledged by the Secretariat to be in contravention of the code.

The council panel solely to investigation in referred to the disciplinary committee

If any case of unprofessional conduct is established, the result of the investigation is referred to the disciplinary committee.

The disciplinary committee conduct the hearing after which its recommendations are forwarded to the Excutive council.

The Excutive council determined the case base on the recommendations of the disciplinary committee. The council uphold or reject or modify the disciplinary committee recommendations.

The accused person, if aggrieved, may appeal against the executive council decision to the general assembly through the Secretariat. The general assembly at any meeting shall considered the appeal.
It may uphold or reverse the Executive council decision by a two third majority vote of member present at the meeting

THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESSES #3

Executive council of the professional body as stipulated clauses under bye-law to make regulations concerning the method by which any question, of discipline is to be brought before the council, the hearing and determination by the council of any such question, the publication of any determination and any other matter in regard to discipline.

State the procedure in any case of alleged professional misconduct by a member is that once a report is made and acknowledged by the institute to be contravention of the code

Article 25.1 of the constitution directed that it shall first be referred to executive council, who shall where necessary appoint an investigation panel.

The article under reference further directed that in the event of a prima facia case being established by the investigation panel, the matter shall be referred to the disciplinary committee for hearing after which the disciplinary committee will recommendations shall be presented to the executive council for final decisions.

The assignment under the institutions is there fore as fellow

• To hear the case referred to it after the investigation panel must have concluded its assignment and established a case against a member.
• Put together after hearing any case some recommendations which should be forwarded to the EXECUTIVE COUNCIL for recommendation.

SANCTIONS

The sanction imposed by the institute on any member found guilty of alleged professional misconduct, as stipulated under Article 25.4 of the constitution shall be either:

• Reprimand
• Listing in the black book 
• Suspension
• Expulsion

THE OFFENCE OR THE MISCONDUCT OF ARCHITECT #2

Fundamentally a member may be charge for a professional misconduct if he contravenes, as stipulated by the bye-laws, the declaration compels a member, going by the provision of the bye laws.

To comply with the constitution, the bye- laws and the code of conduct and ethics and other regulations that the council of the institute may enact as well as upholding the dignity and integrity of the profession of architecture
Constitution listed act that can or may be considered to be against the dignity and integrity of the profession 

(1) inconsistent with his or her status as a member

(2) engaging in an occupation which is inconsistent with his membership regulations

THE DISCIPLINARY PROCESS ON EVERY ARCHITECT #1

All member of the institute, both corporate and non cooperate, as stipulated under Article of the constitution,....

( shall be bound by professional code of conduct of the institute ) the main objective of the code according to NIA (1985),......(Is to promote the standard of self discipline require of members of the institute in the interest of the public." 

The code of professional conduct is so sacred to the institute so much that it " ......... May hold a member acting through a body corporate or unincorporated responsible for the acts f the body

This is because the institute pledge under article 2.6 of the constitution 

To developed and maintain public confidence in the ability and integrity of Architect by the demanding from the member of the professional body which is NIA. To promote protect public interest by enforcement of the institute code of professional practice and conduct by all architect practicing in Nigeria