CPCCBC4009 - Apply legal requirements to building and construction projects
Overview
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to apply legal requirements to residential and commercial building and construction projects. It includes meeting licensing requirements, complying with financial and insurance laws and meeting the conditions of building contracts.
It applies to National Construction Code (NCC) Classifications:
Residential - Class 1 and 10 Buildings, maximum two storeys
Commerical - Class 2 to 9, Type C only constructions
This unit of competency 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.
This unit of competency is suitable for those using specialised knowledge to complete routine and non-routine tasks and using their own judgement to deal with predictable and sometimes unpredictable problems relating to legal requirements of building and construction projects.
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by applying legal requirements to one residential or commercial building and construction project.
In doing this, the candidate must:
*identify and apply relevant legislative requirements applicable to the building and construction project
*apply legal obligations for:
- insurance covering workers, materials and building
- industrial relations, financial transactions, payment of wages and payment of subcontractor and supplier invoices
- contractual agreements
*apply building and construction standards and codes during construction.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*building and construction industry contracts
*builder registration and licensing
*Construction work Code of Practice
*appropriate government legislation:
- business registration and licensing
- industrial relations
- work health and safety (WHS)
- taxation and financial transactions
- insurance
- waste management and environmental protection
*organisational policies and procedures.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by the Polytechnic and/or via the Polytechnic e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):