A-21, r. 5.1 - Code of ethics of architects

Section 47 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

47. Architects who, pursuant to the third paragraph of section 60.4 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26), communicate, verbally or in writing, information that is protected by professional secrecy to prevent an act of violence, must:

(1)  communicate the information immediately to the person exposed to the danger or that person’s representative, or to the persons who can come to that person’s aid;

(2)  use a means of communication that ensures, given the circumstances, the confidentiality of the communication;

(3)  enter in the client’s record as soon as possible:

(a)  the name of the person or group of persons exposed to the danger;

(b)  the name of the person who caused the architect to communicate the information;

(c)  the reasons supporting the decision to communicate the information;

(d)  the name of the person to whom the information was given;

(e)  the date and time the information was communicated;

(f)  the mode of communication; and

(g)  the content of the communication; and

(4)  send the syndic of the Order, within 5 days of the communication, a notice of the communication indicating the reasons supporting the decision to communicate the information and the date and time the information was communicated.

O.C. 901-2011, s. 47.