This section describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required skills

ability to communicate with and relate to people from a range of social economic and cultural backgrounds and with varying physical and mental abilities

analytical skills to interpret documents such as agency and statutory forms associated with the lease of different forms of rural property

application of risk management strategies associated with leasing different forms of rural property

computing skills to access agency databases send and receive emails and complete standard forms online

decision making and problem solving skills to analyse situations associated with leasing different forms of property and making decisions consistent with legislative and ethical requirements

literacy skills to access and interpret a variety of texts including legislation and regulations prepare general information papers and formal and informal letters and complete standard and statutory forms

negotiation skills to reach agreement with owners and tenants or lessees on tenancy agreement or lease conditions

numeracy skills to calculate and interpret data such as rents and security deposits

planning organising and scheduling skills to place new tenants or lessees in rented or leased properties

research skills to identify and source documents and information related to leasing of different types of rural properties

Required knowledge and understanding

consumer protection legislation including

consumer protection principles relevant to the lease of rural property

effect of consumer protection legislation on contracts

penalties and remedies available for breaches of consumer protection legislation

protection offered to consumers under consumer protection legislation in relation to the lease of rural property

purpose of consumer protection legislation

rights and obligations of agents under consumer protection legislation in relation to the lease of rural property

contracts

ethical practices associated with leasing rural property

placing new tenant or lessee in property including

government fees and duties

keys

rights and obligations

security deposits and bonds

tenancy or lease documentation

property knowledge including

cropping properties yields seasons types of crops soils facilities such as grain storage and transport diseases and rotational cropping

dairies quotas breeds lactation dairy layout and equipment and conversion factors such as dairy set up herd access and distance to market

general local market conditions trends in sector and industry land titles geophysical and topographical characteristics carrying capacity and local land characteristics

grazing properties dry sheep equivalent DSEcarrying capacity pastures soil types and breeds

irrigated properties water licence availability soil types topography and types of reticulation such as flood drip direct or row cropping

water

property inspection including

agency documentation

benefits of property inspection

conducting and following up property inspection

key control

planning property inspection

promotional materials

security of managed properties

relevant federal and state or territory legislation and local government regulations related to

animal health

antidiscrimination

aquaculture

consumer protection

crown land

environmental issues

equal employment opportunity EEO

financial probity

franchises and business structure

industrial relations

livestock

native title

OHS

pastoral leases

privacy

rural property leasing and management

taxation

water rights

rent or lease payments

rights and duties of owners and tenants or lessees

screening tenants or lessees including

capacity to pay

financial limits

match suitable properties to tenant or lessee needs

motives

needs

preferences

residential tenancy databases

strategies for assisting potential tenant or lessee to view property

tenancy agreements and leases including

condition reports and disclosure statements

fixed and periodic

format of agreements

key features of different types of tenancy agreements and leases

legal obligations of agent owner and tenant or lessee

limitations associated with rejecting an application from a prospective tenant or lessee

rents security deposits and bond money

statutory and agency documentation

types of tenancy agreements and leases in regard to rural property including residential retail holiday industrial commercial and water

tenancy or lease applications including

criteria for selecting tenants or lessees

gaining owner approval

interviewing lessees

notifying selected lessee

obtaining and reviewing tenancy or lease applications

recording tenancy or lease arrangements

references

tenancy or lease application forms

trust accounts

Overview of assessment

This unit of competency could be assessed through practical demonstration of administering the leasing of different types of rural property Targeted written including alternative formats where necessary or verbal questioning to assess the candidates underpinning knowledge would provide additional supporting evidence of competence The demonstration and questioning would include collecting evidence of the candidates knowledge and application of ethical standards and relevant federal and state or territory legislation and regulations This assessment may be carried out in a simulated or workplace environment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

A person who demonstrates competency in this unit must be able to provide evidence of

completing tenancy agreement or lease documentation in line with agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements

conducting inspections of rural property for prospective tenants or lessees in line with agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements

knowledge of agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements associated with leasing different forms of rural property

knowledge of consumer protection principles and rights and obligations of licensed stock and station agents and stock and station representatives or certificate holders in regard to leasing property

obtaining and reviewing tenancy or lease applications in line with agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements

placing tenants or lessees in property in line with agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements

recording tenancy or lease arrangements in line with agency practice

screening tenant or lessee enquiries in line with agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Resource implications for assessment include

access to a registered provider of assessment services

access to suitable simulated or real opportunities and resources to demonstrate competence

assessment instruments that may include personal planner and assessment record book

Where applicable physical resources should include equipment modified for people with disabilities

Access must be provided to appropriate learning andor assessment support when required

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and appropriate to the language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Validity and sufficiency of evidence require that

competency will need to be demonstrated over a period of time reflecting the scope of the role and the practical requirements of the workplace

where the assessment is part of a structured learning experience the evidence collected must relate to a number of performances assessed at different points in time and separated by further learning and practice with a decision of competence only taken at the point when the assessor has complete confidence in the persons competence

all assessment that is part of a structured learning experience must include a combination of direct indirect and supplementary evidence

where assessment is for the purpose of recognition RCCRPL the evidence provided will need to be current and show that it represents competency demonstrated over a period of time

assessment can be through simulated projectbased activity and must include evidence relating to each of the elements in this unit

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess the underpinning knowledge Questioning will be undertaken in such a manner as is appropriate to the language and literacy levels of the candidate and any cultural issues that may affect responses to the questions and will reflect the requirements of the competency and the work being performed

Enquiries from potential tenants or lessees may be received through:

Lease may include:

Rural property may include:

Appropriate rapport relates to use of techniques that:

Screening of lessees may include:

Legislative requirements may include:

Factors likely to influence the lease of rural properties may include:

Promotional materials may include:

Interpersonal communication techniques may include:

Need for property inspection may include to establish:

Effective questioning techniques may include:

Effective negotiation techniques may include:

Tenancy agreement or lease documentation may include:

Placing new tenant or lessee in property may refer to: