Course Title: Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2023

Course Code: BUIL6437C

Course Title: Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects

Important Information:

Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.

To participate in any RMIT course in-person activities or assessment, you will need to comply with RMIT vaccination requirements which are applicable during the duration of the course. This RMIT requirement includes being vaccinated against COVID-19 or holding a valid medical exemption.

Please read this RMIT Enrolment Procedure as it has important information regarding COVID vaccination and your study at RMIT: https://policies.rmit.edu.au/document/view.php?id=209.

Please read the Student website for additional requirements of in-person attendance: https://www.rmit.edu.au/covid/coming-to-campus

 

Please check your Canvas course shell closer to when the course starts to see if this course requires mandatory in-person attendance. The delivery method of the course might have to change quickly in response to changes in the local state/national directive regarding in-person course attendance.

School: 530T Built Environment and Sustainability

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5415 - Diploma of Building and Construction (Building)

Course Contact: Matthew Sweeney

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4105

Course Contact Email: matthew.sweeney@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Course Lead: Nhu Nguyen

Contact Phone: (03) 9925 4987

Course Lead Email: nhu.nguyen@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to apply legal requirements to residential and commercial building and construction projects. This includes meeting licensing requirements, complying with financial and insurance laws and meeting the conditions of building contracts.

This course applies to builders, site managers, forepersons, estimators and other construction industry personnel responsible for applying legal requirements to residential or commercial building and construction projects.

 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CPCCBC4009 Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects

Element:

1. Identify legislation relating to the construction project

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Identify legal requirements from relevant government Acts and regulations appropriate to the type of building and construction project.

1.2 Identify legal requirements for building contracts, construction insurance, industrial relations obligations and payroll systems.

1.3 Determine class of building for the project and check for limitations of builder's registration and licence.

1.4 Identify any construction activity restrictions, limitations and conditions from building approvals and permits for the project.

1.5 Check licensing requirements or competencies for subcontractors, site supervisors and managers.

1.6 Identify sustainability, environmental and waste management legislated requirements.

1.7 Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislation and requirements of Construction work Code of Practice.

Element:

2. Apply site safety requirements

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Apply all the relevant requirements of WHS regulations that apply to the project.

2.2 Adapt organisation's workplace procedures and workplace safety requirements to align with the project.

2.3 Implement strategies to ensure all workers are inducted, informed and regularly updated of their on-site safety responsibilities.

Element:

3. Apply legal requirements

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Apply contract law in accordance with common law principles, relevant state or territory laws and regulations, and fair trading legislation.

3.2 Apply the contract agreements and meet all the conditions during construction of the project.

3.3 Confirm all mandatory building, subcontractor and worker's compensation insurances are current and applied to comply with legal requirements.

3.4 Administer payroll system which incorporates employee and contractor payments, deduction of taxes, including goods and services tax (GST), tracking of transactions and calculating wages.

Element:

4. Apply industrial relations

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Apply workplace and subcontractor agreements and relevant awards to comply with industrial relations legislation.

4.2 Identify and apply provisions for training agreements and make information available to all workers.

4.3 Take proactive measures to ensure discrimination and harassment are not practised in the workplace.

Element:

5. Resolve disputes and complaints

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Apply dispute resolution processes following organisational policies.

5.2 Address complaints promptly, consult with complainant and resolve issue with the best solution for all.

5.3 Record dispute outcome and maintain documentation.

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 


Details of Learning Activities

TBA


Teaching Schedule

Week and Date

Topic

Assessment

Week 1

06-12 February

Introduction to Course

Assessment Requirements

Week 1 - AT1 Knowledge Questions release

Week 2

13-19 February

Building Act

Building Regulations

 

Week 3

20-26 February

Builder Classification

Licensing and Registration Requirements 

Week 3 - AT1 Knowledge Questions due

Week 4

27 February-05 March

OHS Requirements

Codes and Standards

Construction Insurance and Contract Law

Week 4 - AT2 Project Work release

Week 5

06-12 March

Payroll and GST

  

Week 6

13-19 March

Construction Contracts

  

Week 7

20-26 March

Industrial Relations & Awards

Subcontractor vs Contractor Agreements

  

Week 8

27 March-02 April

Dispute Resolution

 Week 8 - AT2 Project Work due

Week 9

03-06 April

 Finalisation of Grades  

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through myRMIT and may be provided with additional materials in class. Lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.

Refer to Canvas

Library link.

http://www1.rmit.edu.au/library


Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS. 


Assessment Tasks

Assessment Number

Assessment Type

Week Due

Assessment 1

Knowledge Questions

Week 3

Assessment 2

Product Assessment – Project Work

Week 8


Assessment Matrix

Element

Performance criteria

 

 

 

 

Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Questions

Assessment Task 2: Project Work

1. Identify legislation relating to the construction project.

1.1 Identify legal requirements from relevant government Acts and regulations appropriate to the type of building and construction project.

Q1

Part A

Part B – Q1-8

1.2 Identify legal requirements for building contracts, construction insurance, industrial relations obligations, and payroll systems.

Q1, 2, 8, 9, 10, 11

Part A

Part B – Q2

Part D – Q1-16

1.3 Determine class of building for the project and check for limitations of builder’s registration and licence.

Q1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Part A

Part B – Q3, 4

1.4 Identify any construction activity restrictions, limitations and conditions from building approvals and permits for the project.

Q3

Part A

Part B – Q5

1.5 Check licensing requirements or competencies for subcontractors, site supervisors and managers.

Q4, 5

Part A

Part B – Q6

1.6 Identify sustainability, environmental and waste management legislated requirements.

 

Part A

Part B – Q7

1.7 Identify work health and safety (WHS) legislation and requirements of Construction work Code of Practice.

 

Part A

Part B – Q8

2. Apply site safety requirements.

2.1 Apply all the relevant requirements of WHS regulations that apply to the project.

 

Part A

Part B – Q7

Part C

2.2 Adapt organisation’s workplace procedures and workplace safety requirements to align with the project.

 

Part C

2.3 Implement strategies to ensure all workers are inducted, informed and regularly updated of their on-site safety responsibilities.

 

Part C

Part D – Q7

3. Apply legal requirements.

 

 

 

 

3.1 Apply contract law in accordance with common law principles, relevant state or territory laws and regulations, and fair-trading legislation.

 

Part A

Part B

Part C

Part D – Q1-17

3.2 Apply the contract agreements and meet all the conditions during construction of the project.

 

Part C

Part D – Q1-5, 7

3.3 Confirm all mandatory building, subcontractor and worker’s compensation insurances are current and applied to comply with legal requirements.

Q8, 9, 10, 11

Part A

Part B – Q2

Part D - Q14

3.4 Administer payroll system which incorporates employee and contractor payments, deduction of taxes, including goods and services tax (GST), tracking of transactions, and calculating wages.

Q12, 13, 14, 15

Part B – Q2

Part D - Q15

4. Apply industrial relations.

 

4.1 Apply workplace and subcontractor agreements and relevant awards to comply with industrial relations legislation.

 

Part A

Part D – Q1-5

4.2 Identify and apply provisions for training agreements and make information available to all workers.

 

Part A

Part B – Q6

Part D – 3, 7

4.3 Take proactive measures to ensure discrimination and harassment are not practiced in the workplace.

 

Part A

Part B – 3

Part D – Q8, 9, 10, 11

5. Resolve disputes and complaints.

 

5.1 Apply dispute resolution processes following organisational policies.

 

Part A

Part D - 16

5.2 Address complaints promptly, consult with complainant and resolve issue with the best solution for all.

 

Part A

Part D - 16

5.3 Record dispute outcome and maintain documentation.

 

Part A

Part D - 16

Other Information

Interim Results

 

After you have submitted an assessment, you will receive an interim result. This is displayed in the Grades section of this Canvas shell. These will be as follows:

 Results

Description

Satisfactory (S)

 You will receive this interim result when you meet all of the following criteria:

  • You have submitted your assessment by the due date and time.
  • You have attended the required minimum attendance for this course.
  • You have met all the assessment requirements, and your Trainer/Assessor deems that you have satisfactorily completed the assessment. 

Not Yet Satisfactory (NYS)

 You will receive this interim result when you meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • You have not attended the required minimum attendance for this course.
  • You have not met one or more of the assessment requirements, and your Trainer/Assessor deems that you have not satisfactorily completed the assessment. 

Did Not Submit (DNS)

 

You will receive this result when you have not submitted your assessment by the due date or time. Your Trainer/Assessor, the Program Coordinator or the Program Manager cannot overturn this interim result. An approved Special Consideration is required to allow further opportunities to complete the assessment. Additionally, moderation panels cannot overturn this result either.

Note: You must achieve a Satisfactory (S) result for every assessment in this course in order to pass.

 

Interim results will inform the moderation panel of their decision as to whether or not you are deemed competent and can pass the course. Your final and official result will be published via My Results on RMIT's website. It is your responsibility to check your final results. Your Trainer/Assessor, the Program Coordinator or the Program Manager will not inform you of your final result.

 

Resubmission Policy

 

After you submit your assessment, your Trainer/Assessor will review your submission. If you have met all the requirements of the assessment task, you will receive an S result in your Grades section of this course.

 

If the Trainer/Assessor determines that you have not met the assessment requirements, you will receive an NYS result in the Grades section. In this case, your Trainer/Assessor will provide you with the following opportunities to resubmit:

  • Project/Practical-Based Assessment Task: One Resubmission per assessment.
  • Knowledge-Based Assessment Task (Tests): Two Resubmissions per assessment

Important: If you do not submit an assessment by its due date or time, you are not entitled to a resubmission. You will only receive an opportunity to submit an assessment that you have failed to submit on time if you provide an approved Special Consideration. Your Trainer/Assessor, Program Coordinator & Program Manager or the Moderation panel cannot overturn a DNS result without approved Special Consideration.

 

*Resubmissions cannot be accepted via email or as attachments to the comments of another assessment. Any work submitted in this manner will not be accepted or recognised, regardless of the circumstances. All resubmissions must be uploaded via the original submission folder and by the due date and time set by the Trainer/Assessor.

 

**Your Trainer/Assessor, Program Coordinator or Program Manager can not issue further resubmission opportunities beyond those stated here. You will only be provided with further opportunities based on the successful application for Special Consideration or upon the course moderation panel's review and decision at the course's end.

 

 

Attendance Requirements

 

You are required to attend a minimum of 85% of your classes. If you miss classes, you will need to provide a medical certificate to your Trainer/Assessor for classes that result in you not meeting the 85% requirement.

 

If you fail to attend the minimum required classes and engage in each class, your trainer/assessor will not accept your assessment submissions. You will be required to attend an in-person interview with your trainer/assessor at a time determined by them. Failure to attend this interview will result in your assessment being rejected. Additionally, the trainer/assessor reserves the right to reject your assessment based on the interview's outcome. This is required to ensure RMIT meets the Standards set for RTOs to ensure the validity of your work.

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