Elements and Performance Criteria
- Promote sustainable building and conservation practices in the community
- Environmental changes are determined due to land-use and building development according to the natural elements of specific localities
- Development of settlements and the evolution of urban structures for specific communities are researched, analysed and documented
- Constrains on building development sites are identified and reported according to the physical nature of environment
- Sustainable development and the benefits of conservation are recorded and promoted
- Controls on development are analysed and reported
- Identify the legal requirements relating to building developments
- Components of land use and building legislation are identified and documented including the BCA as it applies to building developments.
- Legislation affecting forms of development, including environmental safeguards is identified and recorded
- Factors influencing safety of buildings and structures according to legislative requirements are identified and reported
- Aims and objectives of building and land-use legislation are interpreted
- Determine individual and community responsibilities relating to approval applications for building and land-use developments
- Consent requirements for building and land-use approval are determined in accordance with legislative requirements
- Development applications are prepared in accordance with legislative requirements
- List of relevant authorities involved with project development is documented
- Development application notices and responses are identified and prepared in accordance with legislative requirements
- Appeal rights for individuals and community relating to building and land-use applications are identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Interpret and apply building, land-use and related legislation
- Building and land-use legislation is applied to various classes of building in accordance with legislative requirements
- Special provisions of legislation are researched, identified and recorded
- Non-compliance with building, land-use and other related environmental legislation is identified and recorded
- Heritage and Conservation legislation relating to building, land-use is researched, identified and recorded
- Environmental health issues influencing building and land-use legislation are researched and documented
- Determine the legal responsibilities of builders and owners relative to building projects
- Responsibilities of owners/builders lodging building or land-use applications are determined in accordance with legislative requirements
- Notices/orders issues with respect to applications and site safety signage requirements are identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Owner responsibility relating to construction of party walls is identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Owner responsibility relating to proposed work affecting adjoining land is identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Apply special provisions of building and land-use legislation
- Land division requirements are identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Special requirements for major projects relating to preparation and assessment of environmental impact statements are recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Referral to prescribed Government agencies/departments is identified and noted in accordance with legislative requirements
- Land-use requirements applying to specific locations are identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Vehicle parking requirements applying to developments are identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Establish the system for dispute resolution
- Responsibilities of individuals under building and land-use legislation are identified and recorded in accordance with legislative requirements
- Appeal rights provided for under building and land-use legislation are identified and recorded
- Consequences for non-compliance with orders and notices are documented