Unit Outline

This unit will familiarise you with the legislation framework, Australian standards and codes of practice for construction of buildings and civil structures. Key areas covered will include construction codes, work health and safety, Aboriginal and cultural heritage, and environmental legislation. It is important for paraprofessionals within the building and civil construction industries to correctly identify, interpret and apply these regulatory requirements to construction projects. You will have structured opportunities to develop your literacy in construction standards and legislation through industry-specific case studies and real-world research activities.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1.	Identify key legislation that applies in the Australian building and civil construction sectors.
2.	Interpret and apply required Australian Standards and Codes of Practice to relevant building and civil construction activities.
3.	Communicate requirements and challenges associated with compliance with legislation and standards in construction projects.

Alterations as a result of student feedback

To be determined

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	AT1: Oral Presentation: Australian or International Standard or Code of Practice	Week 5	30 %	LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 2:	AT2: Legislation Case Study	Week 9	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3
Assessment Task 3:	AT3: Review of Reporting Requirements for a Building or Civil Structure	Week 14	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: AT1: Oral Presentation: Australian or International Standard or Code of Practice

Task Description:

The purpose of this assessment is to identify a standard or code of practice relevant to your sector or a specific project, read and interpret this standard, describe the challenges of complying with this standard or code of practice, and communicate this information to an audience. Your presentation should be informative to a person with minimal knowledge of your chosen topic and include PowerPoint slides or equivalent.

Task Length:

8-10 Minutes

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Interpret and describe an Australian standard or code of practice relevant to the construction sector.	LO2, LO3
2	Describe challenges associated with compliance with an Australian standard or code of practice.	LO3
3	Communicate ideas and information relating to an Australian standard or code of practice using the required format.	LO2

Assessment Task 2: AT2: Legislation Case Study

Task Description:

The purpose of this assessment task is for you to identify the safety, environmental and heritage legal obligations triggered by the construction project case study provided. You are required
to develop a legal register for the project. This task will require you to consider the work being conducted, the location of the works, and the needs of neighbouring land users.
Based on the case study, you will select a civil or building scope of works and develop a legal register made up of work health and safety, contractor, environmental and heritage obligations.

Task Length:

As per Word template provided (approximately 1500 words excluding images and references)

Due Date:

Week 9

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identify aspects of construction projects that may trigger legal obligations	LO1
2	Identify and apply relevant legislation.	LO1, LO2
3	Communicate information related to legislation requirements in construction using prescribed format.	LO3

Assessment Task 3: AT3: Review of Reporting Requirements for a Building or Civil Structure

Task Description:

The purpose of this assessment is to determine the reporting requirements for a building or civil construction project. You will identify a project that you are currently working or have worked
on in the past, describe the project, identify and discuss the legal obligations and compliance reporting requirements, describe the stakeholders involved in compliance, and the challenges
associated with managing compliance for this project.

Task Length:

Maximum 1600-2000 words

Due Date:

Week 14

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Identify aspects of construction projects that may trigger legal obligations.	LO1
2	Identify and apply relevant legislation.	LO1, LO2
3	Communicate information related to legislation requirements in construction using prescribed format.	LO3

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.