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Apply unjustifiable hardship principles to assess solutions for access

Apply unjustifiable hardship principles to assess solutions for access

Unit of competency
National Code
CPPACC6003
State Code
ODJ54
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
19/05/2021
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
27/07/2021
Field of Education
030905 - Building Services Engineering
Original Release Date
27/07/2021
Nominal Hours
30
Description
This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to apply the principles of unjustifiable hardship to the regulatory requirements for existing buildings undergoing building work. Principles of unjustifiable hardship are set out in the Process to Administer Access to Buildings (The Protocol) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). The unit includes assessing any unjustifiable hardship component of a proposed building upgrade plan, performance solution or application for exception from a requirement of the National Construction Code (NCC), and summarising assessment results in a report which may be considered as part of an Access Panel case.This unit is for access consultants who use their broad theoretical and technical skills and knowledge to analyse information, provide advice and devise solutions to sometimes complex access problems in compliance with regulatory requirements for the provision of access for people with disability.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Assess proposal from building control authority.
  • 1.1 Interpret proposal documentation to clarify classification as building upgrade plan, performance solution or application for exception from a requirement of the NCC.
  • 1.2 Assess and document issues raised by building control authority.
  • 1.3 Identify grounds for request for unjustifiable hardship from proposal documentation.
2 Apply unjustifiable hardship principles to assess building upgrade plan.
  • 2.1 Interpret building upgrade plan to identify key access components.
  • 2.2 Conduct technical assessment of issues in building upgrade plan according to The Protocol requirements.
  • 2.3 Determine level of access resulting from building upgrade plan according to regulatory requirements.
  • 2.4 Assess the appropriateness of timeframes proposed by building upgrade plan and document findings according to unjustifiable hardship considerations, regulatory and workplace requirements.
3 Apply unjustifiable hardship principles to assess performance solution.
  • 3.1 Assess performance of solution for providing access outcomes equivalent to NCC deemed-to-satisfy (DTS) provisions.
  • 3.2 Conduct technical assessment of issues identified in the application for performance solution according to The Protocol requirements.
  • 3.3 Assess the ability of the performance solution to provide access and document findings according to unjustifiable hardship considerations, regulatory and workplace requirements.
4 Apply unjustifiable hardship principles to application for exception from an NCC requirement.
  • 4.1 Identify issues in the proposal nominated as preventing the provision of access.
  • 4.2 Conduct technical assessment of issues identified in the application for exception from a requirement of the NCC according to The Protocol requirements.
  • 4.3 Assess the validity of issues presented in the application for exception from a requirement of the NCC and document findings according to unjustifiable hardship considerations, regulatory and workplace requirements.
5 Document findings.
  • 5.1 Assess unjustifiable hardship decisions and document findings according to regulatory and workplace requirements.
  • 5.2 Maintain copies of the findings and associated documentation for future retrieval according to regulatory and workplace requirements.
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
W9817 CPPACC6003A Apply unjustifiable hardship principles to Alternative Building Solutions for access Unit of competency
State Code National Code Title Type
BGX0 CPP50721 Diploma of Access Consulting Qualification
BGI6 CPC60121 Advanced Diploma of Building Surveying Qualification