The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the performance criteria is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts.
Legal framework may include: | common lawcontract lawequity lawstatute law. |
Components of statute law may include: | principal legislation, such as Actssubordinate legislation, such as:approvalsdeterminationsmandatory and non-mandatory administrative guidelinesordersregulations. |
Legislation and regulations may include: | relevant federal, and state or territory legislation and local government regulations relating to:anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunityconsumer protection, fair trading and trade practicesemployment and industrial relationsenvironmental and zoning laws affecting:access security access and property useenergy efficiencyfinancial servicesleasesOHSprivacyproperty sales and management. |
Structureof real estate legislation and regulations may include: | endnotes, including:explanatory notesindextable of amendmentssection headings, margin notes and clause notesparts, sections, subsections, paragraphs, regulations, sub-regulations and clausestypes of provisions, including:approvalsdeeming provisionsdefinitions and interpretationsgeneral penaltiesobjectivesoffencesprescribed arrangements relating to regulations and orders. |
Common interpretation problems may include: | ambiguous wordsbroad phrasesneed for words to be impliedprinting and drafting errorsunforeseen developments, such as changes in technology or practice. |
Rules and techniques for interpreting real estate legislation and regulations may include: | aids to the interpretation of legislation, including:external: interpretations of legislation, Acts, Hansard/parliamentary papers, legal dictionaries and judicial interpretations - precedentinternal: objectives, legislation to be accessed as a whole, definitions and interpretation sections in legislation, headings, margin notes and punctuationlanguage conventions and expressions, including:and, orgenderhierarchyincludesmay, should and mustreading rules, including:contextgoldenliteral |
| mischiefpurposiveexpress mention of one thing to the exclusion of anotherwords interpreted through their connection with other wordswords with the same meaning. |
Processes may include: | government agency approvalgovernor approvalminister approvalparliament. |
Source documents may include: | amendment Actsamendment regulationsBillsconsolidated or reprinted Acts. |
Techniques for tracking amendments may include: | government and industry newsletters and information sessionsuse of margin notes and tables of amendments. |
Appropriate people may include: | agency principalauthorised representativesbookkeepers, accountants and auditorslicensed real estate agentsproperty managerssales people. |
Industry codesof conduct may relate to: | ethical behaviourgeneral business operationsproperty sales and management. |
Relevant records may relate to: | agency administrationproperty managementproperty sales. |