Application

This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to manage the processes to ensure the legal obligations of a building and construction contractor involved in either residential and/or commercial contracting projects are fully met.
It involves managing relationships with advisors and ensuring that the organisation meets the requirements of licensing, work health and safety (WHS), welfare, workers compensation, taxation, insurance, fair trading and environmental legislation.
This unit of competency supports builders, project managers and related construction industry professionals responsible for ensuring the legal obligations of a contractor are met.
Completion of the general construction induction training program specified by the model Code of Practice for Construction Work is required for any person who is to carry out construction work. Achievement ofCPCWHS1001Preparetowork safely in the construction industrymeets this requirement.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

What You'll Learn

Assessment Requirements

Performance Evidence

To demonstrate competency, a candidate must meet the elements and performance criteria of this unit by managing the processes to ensure the compliance of contactor’s legal obligations for one building and construction project.
In doing this, the candidate must:
• develop policies, procedures and controls to ensure the contractor meets legal obligations
• manage the efficiency and performance of the contract management systems and individuals involved in the process
• investigate problems, symptoms and causes of non-compliance and recognise key issues and synthesise information to generate solutions.

Knowledge Evidence

To be competent in this unit, a candidate must demonstrate knowledge of:
• government legislation and regulations relevant to building and construction contractors:
• industrial relations
• workers compensation and rehabilitation
• taxation law
• business and project insurance
• consumer protection
• various types and nature of building and construction contracts appropriate to the building and construction industry
• factors to be considered in assessing the risk inherent in different types of building and construction projects
• financial and business administration principles commensurate with organisational needs
• human resource practices and the industry's industrial relations climate and practices
• legislative, regulatory, and administrative obligations incumbent on a building and construction contractor for licensing, work health and safety (WHS), welfare, workers compensation, noise abatement, working hours, taxation, insurance and fair work requirements
• environmental requirements
• Australian Business Licence and Information Service (ABLIS).

Assessment Conditions

Assessors must meet the requirements for assessors contained in the Standards for Registered Training Organisations.
Assessment can be undertaken in the workplace or in a simulated workplace environment.
A simulated environment is one that realistically replicates workplace conditions, materials and equipment, interactions with others and workplace irregularities, and which meets industry standards for safety and environmental practices.
Candidates must have access to:
• relevant government legislation and regulations relating to building and construction contractors
• organisational policies, procedures and other quality documentation to undertake the performance criteria and assessment requirements
• building and construction contract for project
• environmental and sustainability requirements
• business equipment, technology, applications and software systems for accessing and researching legal obligations, extracting, analysing and interpreting information, and controlling access to and securely storing legal documentation and records.

Foundation Skills

• {'skill': 'Foundation Skills', 'description': 'As well as the foundation skills explicit in the performance criteria of this unit, candidates require:\n• technology skills to:\n • use digital tools and devices to communicate and collaborate effectively with others\n • use equipment and programs to access, extract information and develop relevant documentation.'}

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