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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare for sale by tender.
  2. Receive tenders and complete sale of rural property.
  3. Negotiate with tenderers if tenders received are unacceptable to seller.

Required Skills

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 legislation regulations contracts and requests for tender

application of risk management strategies associated with selling rural property by tender

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

decision making and problem solving skills to analyse situations and make decisions consistent with legislative and ethical requirements

literacy skills to access and interpret a variety of texts including legislation regulations and tender documentation prepare general information papers formal and informal letters advertisements reports and applications and complete standard tender forms

negotiation skills to assist sellers and buyers reach agreement on selling price of rural property

numeracy skills to calculate and interpret data such as commissions and entitlements

planning organising and scheduling skills to undertake workrelated tasks such as scheduling tender dates

research skills to identify and source documents and information related to sale of rural property by tender

Required knowledge and understanding

consumer protection principles that impact on the sale of property including

false representation and misleading conduct in relation to the sale of land

impact of consumer protection legislation on contracts

insurance provisions

penalties and remedies for breaches

protection offered for consumers

rights and obligations of agents

secret commissions

contracts

ethical and conduct standards

general legal principles that impact on property law relating to the sale of property by tender including

adverse possession

contracts

easements

fee simple and life estates

general law system and the Torrens system of title

mortgages

real and personal property

restrictive covenants

types of interest in land

insurance

marketing aids

negotiation techniques

property inspections

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

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

privacy

rural property sales

taxation

water rights

sale by tender including

advantages and disadvantages

aftersales procedures

agency and statutory documentation

identifying suitable properties for sale by tender

negotiation procedures for when tender is unacceptable

role of stock and station agent in the tender process

techniques for identifying needs and motivations of buyers

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge the range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for this Training Package

Overview of assessment

This unit of competency could be assessed through practical demonstration of preparing and conducting a sale of rural property by tender 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

arranging and conducting property inspections for potential buyers

completing standard and statutory documentation associated with the sale by tender of rural property in line with legislative requirements and agency practice

knowledge of agency practice ethical standards and legislative requirements affecting the tendering of rural property

knowledge of consumer protection principles that impact on the sale of rural property by tender

maintaining agency records associated with the sale of rural property by tender

maintaining communications with sellers throughout the tender process

negotiating the sale of rural property if tenders are unacceptable to the seller in line with seller instructions agency practice and legislative requirements

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Resource implications for assessment include

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

assessment instruments that may include personal planner and assessment record book

access to a registered provider of assessment services

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


Range Statement

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.

Rural property may refer to:

acreage

commercial

farm, including:

aquaculture

cropping

dairy

grazing

horticulture

mixed uses

olive

orchard

trees

viticulture

hobby farms

residential

specialist property.

Legislative requirements may include:

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

animal health

anti-discrimination

aquaculture

consumer protection

crown land

environmental issues

EEO

financial probity

franchises and business structure

industrial relations

livestock

native title

OHS

pastoral leases

privacy

rural property sales

taxation

water rights.

Tender details may include:

address for lodgement of tender documentation

agency contact details

closing date and time

copy of contract of sale

fees associated with tender

name of agency

specifications of property

tender rules

withdrawal of tenders.

Tender documentation may include:

contracts

contract inclusions, such as pasturing livestock, clearing timber and verifying equipment specifications

lodgement details

property specifications

tender rules.

Assisting professionals may include:

conveyancers

solicitors.

Property promotion and advertising may include:

advertising in all forms of media

brochures

direct mailing to client base and mailing list contacts

interactive displays

internet

networking with contacts

telemarketing

window displays

word of mouth.

Sales documentation may include:

contract inclusions

contract of sale, contract note and contract for the sale of businesses

declaration of selling agent

financial statement to buyer

receipt for deposit

special conditions, including insurance, natural increases, timber, crops, water licences, permissive occupancy, possession prior to completion or depasturing

vendor's statement and trading statement.

Effective negotiation techniques may include:

analytical skills

listening techniques

non-verbal communication skills

personal attributes

presentation techniques

questioning techniques

speaking skills.

Effective techniques for dealing with conflict and breaking deadlocks may include:

calling in a third party

clarifying the positions of both parties

deferring the decision

preparing a compromise

restating the position

summarising the progress to date.

Effective techniques for closing sale may include:

alternate option close

assumption close

competition close

customer close

deal or concession close

direct close

indirect close

summary-of-benefits close

time-driven close.