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.
- Constraints on building development sites are identified and reported according to 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 application of building and land use legislation.
- 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 and 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 builders and owners lodging building or land use applications are determined in accordance with legislative requirements.
- Notices, orders and 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 and 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.