Overview
In Construction Land Planning and Building Legislation, you will be introduced to the general requirements of statutory legislation, standards and codes as they relate to land use planning and construction. You will learn about the connection between planning legislation and building legislation. You will identify and describe the difference between prescriptive and performance-based statutory instruments and how these forms of legislation are applied in the construction industry. You will examine the legal connection between the National Construction Code (NCC) and the requirement for compliance with the referenced Australian Standards. Relevant Australian Standards will be examined to develop a complete understanding of the legal obligations required to achieve compliance under building legislation, standards and codes.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Critically analyse statutory planning and building control legislation relevant to formulating compliant development proposals for complex projects
- Synthesise and evaluate statutory planning and building control legislation to enable the implementation of complex construction projects
- Evaluate and interpret the statutory, environmental and societal influences that inform planning theory and land use patterns including urban expansion, consolidation and renewal
- Demonstrate expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility to solve complex problems using cognitive, technical and creative skills.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Project (research) - 30% | ||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||
| 3 - Examination - 40% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Knowledge | ||||
| 2 - Communication | ||||
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | ||||
| 4 - Research | ||||
| 5 - Self-management | ||||
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | ||||
| 7 - Leadership | ||||
| 8 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1 - Project (research) - 30% | ||||||||
| 2 - Project (applied) - 30% | ||||||||
| 3 - Examination - 40% | ||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: Harvard (author-date)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
r.webber@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
OVERVIEW LEGISLATION STRUCTURE IN AUSTRALIA FOR TOWN PLANNING & BUILDING
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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STATUTORY TOWN PLANNING PROVISIONS AN OVERVIEW
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Assignment 1 handout date
Assignment 2 handout date
Assignment 1 - 30% Due: Week 2 Monday (14 Mar 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
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RESCODE AND HERITAGE LISTED BUILDINGS
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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RESCODE AND HERITAGE LISTED BUILDINGS
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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VICTORIA PLANNING PROVISIONS (THE VPPS)
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Assignment 1 hand in date
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
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BUILDING LEGISLATION AN OVERVIEW
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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ANZAC DAY
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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NCC AN OVERVIEW
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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ESTABLISHING TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION AND FIRE RATINGS
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
EGRESS
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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EMERGENCIES SERVICES
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Events and Submissions/Topic
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DEVELOPMENT, BUILDING PERMITS AND APPROVALS
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Assignment 2 hand in date
Module/Topic
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Project (research)
Assignment 1 - 3000 written on Statutory town Planning words
Week 2 Monday (14 Mar 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Through Turnitin and in pdf format
Week 6 Friday (22 Apr 2022)
Students to access Turnitin for marks
SEE MOODLE FOR ASSIGNMENT DETAILS
- Critically analyse statutory planning and building control legislation relevant to formulating compliant development proposals for complex projects
- Demonstrate expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility to solve complex problems using cognitive, technical and creative skills.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
2 Project (applied)
Assignment 2 - Research 3000 words on building legislation
Week 11 Friday (27 May 2022) 11:45 pm AEST
Through Turnitin and in pdf format
Review/Exam Week Friday (10 June 2022)
Students to access Turnitin for marks
No Assessment Criteria
- Synthesise and evaluate statutory planning and building control legislation to enable the implementation of complex construction projects
- Demonstrate expert judgement, adaptability and responsibility to solve complex problems using cognitive, technical and creative skills.
- Knowledge
- Communication
- Cognitive, technical and creative skills
- Research
- Ethical and Professional Responsibility
Examination
Law dictionaries, Business and Law dictionaries (discipline specific dictionaries) are authorised.
Calculator - all non-communicable calculators, including scientific, programmable and graphics calculators are authorised
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