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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Identify legal requirements associated with managing strata communities.
  2. Comply with legislation, codes and regulatory requirements.
  3. Administer contracts.

Range Statement

This section specifies work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below.

Legislation and regulations applying to strata community must include:

anti-discrimination

banking and investment

building code

consumer protection and trade practices

contracts

equal employment opportunity (EEO)

electronic transactions

environmental issues

fencing

industrial relations

insurance

nuisance and trespass

privacy

residential tenancy

sale of property

swimming pools

taxation

water

work health and safety.

Duties and obligations must include:

expectations of different parties

legislative requirements of strata managers

maintaining records

maintaining up-to-date knowledge and sources of information on legislation relevant to strata communities

duty of care obligations

identifying and reporting potential conflict of interests

responsibilities with regard to communicating and reporting.


Performance Evidence

A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria, foundation skills and range of conditions of this unit.

The person must also comply with the legislative and regulatory requirements associated with managing strata communities.

In doing the above, the person must source relevant legislation and regulations and apply this information to perform each of the following on behalf of a strata community:

check compliance with work health and safety (WHS) legislation

check compliance with the provisions of legislation applying to strata community

check that common property is managed in compliance with relevant legislation

administer a contract for works to be performed or services to be provided.

In doing the above, the person must also:

identify legal requirements associated with managing strata communities

comply with identified legislative and regulatory requirements

maintain knowledge of legislation impacting on strata communities

identify key provisions of contract law

administer contracts.