Legislation Case Study

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Diploma of Construction Management ZAX103 Legislation & Standards in Construction
Assessment Task 2
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University College: Assessment 2 Task Sheet

TASK AT2: Legislation Case Study
UNIT Zax103 Legislation & Standards in
Construction		 DUE DATE Week 9, 10am
Tuesday, 26/04/23
FORMAT Case Study TASK LENGTH Approximately 6 pages
WEIGHTING This assessment forms 35% of
the final mark.		 ILOS LINKED 1, 2, 3
ASSESSMENT
RATIONALE		 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.
CRITERIA C1: Identify aspects of construction projects that may trigger legal obligations. (40%)
C2: Identify and apply relevant legislation. (40%)
C3: Communicate information using prescribed format. (20%)

Assessment Task Description:
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 instructions
Read the details of the hypothetical construction project in the ‘ZAX103 AT2 template_draft.docx’
document and select either the building scope of works or the civil scope of works. Consider the work
being conducted, the location of the works, and the needs of neighbouring land users. Then, based
on your selected scope of works:
1. Develop a legal register made up of work health and safety, contractor, environmental and
heritage obligations. Identify and state the main Acts or Regulations that you believe apply.
Legislation is extremely complex, so you need only name the legislation by title and provide a
sentence explaining its importance and why you believe it applies.
2. Briefly describe why it is important to comply with health and safety obligations.
3. Briefly describe why it is important to comply with heritage and environmental legal
obligations.
4. In approximately 300 words or through dot points, outline:
• requirements for setting up the construction site (e.g., signage, access control, facilities)
• documentation required for a construction project greater than $250,000
• training required by workers
• requirements for consultation (e.g., who would you need to consult with? What would
you need to consult with them about?)
Diploma of Construction Management ZAX103 Legislation & Standards in Construction
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(NB. Review the Construction Code of Practice for assistance in completing the above dot
points.)
You may present your legal register and descriptions for steps 1-4 above using the Word template
provided on MyLO or using your own format if you wish. Please ensure you state the scope of works
you have chosen (civil or building) from below.
Hypothetical project:
The project is to undertake civil, and construction works to build a new hotel on a ‘brown-fields’ site.
Through tender documents you are informed that:
• The site has previously been used as an oil storage facility and general waste landfill and may
be contaminated.
• There may be items of Aboriginal or cultural heritage significance in the area.
• There is the potential to encounter underground services and redundant town gas lines.
• The site is adjacent to a busy retail and restaurant area with accommodation venues.
Select either a civil scope of work or a building scope of works depending on your sector or interest:
Civil scope of works:
• Excavation of footings to natural ground level for a substation and building
• Additional piling to natural ground level if not achieved through excavation
• Installation for formwork, reinforcing and concrete
• Excavate trenches to a depth of 1.5m for High Voltage (HV) services
• Install HV cables, slabbing and warning labels.
Building scope of works:
• Procure, supply and deliver to site all materials required for construction of the hotel as per the
provided drawings and design information
• Construct building as per design
• Install and commission all services and fire systems
• Handover at lockup stage to fit-out contractors.
Format
Word or Excel or similar. Legal register should be in tabulated format. A template has been provided,
but you may create your own.
Submit in MyLO in the unit content as described below:
• Click on the ‘Assessments’ tab located on the MyLO Unit dashboard
• Locate ‘Assignments’ from the drop-down menu
• Click on ‘Assignments’ to take you to the submission folders
• Click on the ‘Assessment Task 2 – Oral presentation’ folder
• Upload the video file of your presentation (preferably MP4) (note there are upload file
size limits on MyLO), provide the web URL for your video presentation in the
‘Comments’ field, OR link to your Echo360 recording.
• Add any additional ‘Comments’ for your unit coordinator/tutor (if you wish)
• Click on ‘Submit’
• Check University email for notification that the assessment has been submitted.
You will then submit your report and a copy of your discussion posts to MyLO. If you are an
associate degree student with University College, you are encouraged to also upload the PebblePad
workbook to your Portfolio.
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is taking and using someone else’s thoughts, writings or
inventions and representing them as your own; for example, using an author’s words without
putting them in quotation marks and citing the source, using an author’s ideas without proper
acknowledgment and citation, copying another student’s work. If you have any doubts about how
to refer to the work of others in your assignments, please consult your lecturer or tutor for relevant
referencing guidelines. You may also find the Academic Honesty site on MyLO of assistance.
Please click this link for more information in the Unit Outline Essential Information.
Referencing
It is expected that students completing their diploma adhere to the University College’s policy and
procedure for academic referencing in accordance with the University of Tasmania. If you have any
doubts in relation to how to refer to the work of others, please contact your Tutor and/or Unit
Coordinator for assistance. Failure to appropriately acknowledge the ideas of others constitutes
academic dishonesty (plagiarism), a matter considered by the University of Tasmania as a serious
offence.
The appropriate referencing style for this unit is Harvard. For information on presentation of
assignments, including referencing styles you may go to the following websites:
• http://utas.libguides.com/content.php?pid=27520&sid=199808
• http://www.utas.edu.au/students/learning/academic-integrity
Please click this link for more information in the Unit Outline Essential Information.
Unit Coordinator: James Eaves
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0404 341533
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Assessment Task 2 Rubric Feedback
The assessment of this task/these tasks will be based on the degree to which you:

Assignment 2: Legislation Case Study
Assessment Criteria
and Elements		 HD (> 80%) DN (70-79%) CR (60-69%) PP (50-59%) NN (< 50%)
The student: The student: The student: The student: The student:
C1. Identify aspects of
construction projects
that may trigger legal
obligations. (40%)		 Identify a comprehensive
range of aspects of
construction projects that
may trigger legal
obligations.		 Identify a wide range of
aspects of construction
projects that may trigger
legal obligations.		 Identify a varied range of
aspects of construction
projects that may trigger
legal obligations.		 Identify a basic range of
aspects of construction
projects that may trigger
legal obligations.		 Apply a limited or
irrelevant range of
aspects of construction
projects that may trigger
legal obligations.
C2. Identify and apply
relevant legislation.
(40%)		 Identify and apply a
comprehensive range of
relevant legislation, and
clearly and
comprehensively describe
why the legislation is
important and why it is
relevant and applicable to
the construction project
case study.		 Identify and apply a wide
range of relevant
legislation, and clearly
describe why the
legislation is important
and relevant and how it
applies to the
construction project.		 Identify and apply a
varied range of relevant
legislation, and describe
why the legislation is
important and relevant
and how it applies to the
construction project.		 Identify and apply a basic
range of relevant
legislation and describe
why the legislation is
important and relevant
and how it applies to the
construction project.		 Apply a limited or
irrelevant range of
legislation and/or fail to
describe why the
legislation is important, or
relevant or how it applies
to the construction
project.
C3. Communicate
information using
prescribed format. (20%)		 Clearly and
comprehensively
communicate ideas and
information related to
construction legislation
using the specified
format.		 Clearly and concisely
communicate ideas and
information related to
construction legislation
using the specified
format.		 Clearly communicate
ideas and information
related to construction
legislation using the
specified format.		 Communicate basic ideas
and information related
to construction legislation
using the specified
format.		 Communicate ideas and
information in a way that
is unclear and/or use the
incorrect format.

 

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