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This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 7.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Interpret legal principles and legislative requirements

1.1 Identify conveyancing practice’s legal framework

1.2 Access legislation and regulations relevant to the provision of conveyancing services

1.3 Interpret relevant legislation and its application to conveyancing practice

1.4 Identify and analyse relevant case law for relevant legal principles

2. Evaluate legislative requirements

2.1 Interpret and analyse the structure of legislation and regulations that relate to conveyancing transactions

2.2 Analyse common interpretation problems

2.3 Apply interpretation rules and techniques relating to legislation and regulations in conveyancing transactions

3. Track and interpret changes to legislation and regulations

3.1 Identify processes that lead to changes in legislation and regulations

3.2 Access source documents for amendment legislation relevant to provision of conveyancing services

3.3 Establish process and technique for tracking amendments to legislation and regulations

3.4 Interpret and address implications of changes to legislative and regulatory requirements in line with agency procedures

3.5 Communicate changes to legislative and regulatory requirements to relevant people in line with agency policies and procedures

4. Comply with codes of conduct

4.1 Source and access relevant codes of conduct

4.2 Interpret relationship between industry codes of conduct and legislative requirements

4.3 Apply key principles and responsibilities of codes of conduct to own work in line with industry practice

4.4 Confirm own ethical behaviour complies with relevant codes of conduct

5. Maintain records of legislation and industry codes

5.1 Identify practice processes and the personnel responsible for monitoring and communicating changes to legislation and industry codes of conduct

5.2 Maintain relevant records of legislation, regulations and codes of conduct

Skill 

Description 

Reading

• Accesses information and uses analytical skills to interpret complex documentation from a variety of sources

Writing

• Prepares complex documents including formal and informal letters, reports and applications
• Completes forms and maintains records

Oral Communication

• Participates in verbal exchanges to convey and clarify information with range of personnel

Self-management

• Takes full responsibility for following policies, procedures and legislative requirements and identifies organisational implications of new legislation or regulations
• Understands responsibilities of own role to behave ethically and according to codes of practice

Planning and organising

• Plans, schedules and implements processes and tasks to maintain currency of legislation, regulation and codes of practice for organisational use

Problem solving

• Uses problem solving processes to identify, analyse and resolve issues that could have legal consequences

Technology

• Uses the main features and functions of digital tools to complete work tasks and access information

Release  

Comments  

Release 1

This version first released with BSB Business Services Training Package Version 7.0.