CPCCBS6103 — Identify and apply legal and ethical requirements to building surveying functions
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What an assessment for CPCCBS6103 must cover
45 assessable components: 5 elements (21 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Identify and apply legal and ethical standards.
- 1.1Review workplace code of conduct to clarify own responsibilities and apply to building surveying activities and client communications.
- 1.2Identify potential conflicts of interest prior to undertaking building surveying projects according to workplace code of conduct.
- 1.3Check client contractual arrangements to confirm compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements.
- 1.4Conduct research to confirm own authority, licence and insurances to undertake building surveying activities.
- 1.5Apply legal and ethical standards to building surveying activities including client and stakeholder communications.
2 Identify and apply building control legislative and regulatory requirements.
- 2.1Research and identify relevant jurisdictional building control legislation and regulations and apply to building surveying activities.
- 2.2Identify relevant requirements of the National Construction Code (NCC) and Australian Standards and apply to building surveying activities.
- 2.3Research and identify relevant jurisdictional authority planning constraints and apply to building surveying activities.
3 Identify and apply relevant administrative requirements.
- 3.1Identify and follow timelines, documentation and compliance requirements of relevant authorities according to the nature of building surveying tasks being undertaken.
- 3.2Submit exemption requests to relevant authorities according to legislative and regulatory procedures.
- 3.3Anticipate, identify and manage problems in meeting administrative requirements of relevant authorities and seek advice as required from relevant persons.
- 3.4Identify and maintain record-keeping processes to meet legislative and regulatory requirements.
4 Communicate and manage building surveying legal requirements.
- 4.1Advise client on the availability and scope of internal and external dispute resolution processes.
- 4.2Manage dispute or complaint about own building surveying services professionally and ethically to resolution according to workplace requirements and relevant codes of practice.
- 4.3Check and verify that building contractors hold appropriate licence, insurances and registration for building Class and type.
5 Identify and apply processes to enforce requirements of legislation.
- 5.1Receive and process advice or complaints regarding non-compliant or unsafe building works according to workplace requirements.
- 5.2Arrange and conduct site inspection of properties and buildings to assess extent of non-compliance and risk to public health and safety and record detailed observations on site.
- 5.3Seek advice from relevant persons to clarify extent of non-compliance or risk to public health and safety.
- 5.4Prepare building orders or notices to relevant persons where properties or buildings are found to be non-compliant or posing a risk to public health and safety.
- 5.5Identify and apply statutory enforcement procedures to ensure required remedies to building works are completed within specified timeframes and to required compliance standards.
- 5.6Maintain and use accurate, detailed and current records to represent clients or other stakeholders according to workplace and regulatory requirements.
Performance evidence
- To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by identifying and applying the legal and ethical requirements of the applicable jurisdiction, workplace and industry codes of practice to building surveying functions for one building project.
- In doing the above, the candidate must arrange and conduct a site inspection of a Class 1 building to assess the extent of non-compliance and risk to public health and safety noting the following while on site:
- details of inspection conducted:
- date, location and time
- names of those who conducted and participated in the inspection, including other specialist experts or consultants
- property identification details
- documents sighted or provided at the inspection
- interviews or discussions held on site
- observations made during inspection.
Knowledge evidence
- authorities, licences and insurances to undertake building surveying activities in relevant jurisdictions
- dispute-resolution procedures available to property owners and community members in relevant jurisdictions
- duty of care to clients and subsequent building owners
- legislative and regulatory compliance requirements for buildings in different climate zones and geographic locations:
- building control legislation and regulations
- National Construction Code (NCC) including referenced Australian Standards to meet deemed-to-satisfy provisions and/or performance solutions
- legislative and regulatory requirements for professional conduct in communications with clients and building contractors
- nature of admissible evidence that may be presented in arbitration hearings or court proceedings relating to building disputes
- principles of contract law that apply to building surveying contractual agreements with clients or applicants
- principles of negotiation and conflict resolution applicable to professional relationships
- processes for representing clients in arbitration hearings and court proceedings relating to building disputes
- requirements for documentation compliance in relevant jurisdictions
- scope and limitations of the statutory enforcement authority regulating building surveyors in relevant jurisdictions.
Foundation skills
- Oral communication skills: to use questioning, active listening, paraphrasing and summarising to seek advice and determine client or stakeholder needs
- Reading skills: to understand complex vocabulary used in the NCC and building control legislation and regulations.
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What does an assessment tool for CPCCBS6103 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CPCCBS6103 needs to address all 45 unit components: 5 elements with 21 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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