SITXGLC001A Develop & update legal knowledge required for business compliance
Delivery and Assessment Strategy
Unit of Competence / SITXGLC001ADevelop & update legal knowledge required for business compliance
Training Package / Hospitality Package – THH02 Hospitality Training Package
Qualification / DIPLOMA HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT S620
SIN No / E2022
Unit Descriptor / This unit deals with the skills and knowledge required to ensure business compliance with legislation governing the tourism and hospitality industries. It applies to senior personnel and managers
Times/ Room / As per Time table
Documentation Provided / Unit Workbook. Assignment Cover sheet and feedback sheets for all methods of assessment. Refer to induction package for details of Dimensions of Competency.
Tasks / See assessment methods on assignment sheets
Assessment Methods / See Assessment Tasks
Assessor/Lecturer
Contact Details / Stephen Berry Phone 92398262
Date due / See attached Assessment tasks
Elements of Competence / Element 1 Research the legal information required for business compliance
Element 2 Ensure compliance with legal requirements
Element 3 Update legal knowledge
Resources required / Delivery and Assessment Strategy
Task Assessments Schedule
Student Handout Ian Birt
Conditions / You are required to: Complete all tasks - In the required time by the due date.
The assessment is conducted on campus in a simulated work environment.
Your assessor will also observe how you go about completing tasks in relation to key competencies, dimensions of competency and for graded performance assessment.
Appeals Process / Refer to induction package for details of the appeals process. Challenger QA Procedure Q10.102/6 Clause 6.4
Consistency of Performance / In order to achieve consistency of performance, evidence should be collected over a set period of time, which is sufficient to include dealings with an appropriate range and variety of situations.
Delivery Schedule
TAFE ID E2022 SITXGLC001A THHGLE20B
Week / Element / Performance Criteria / Content / Reference Text1 / 1 / Research the
legal information required for business compliance / 1 / Identify sources of legal information and advice correctly. / General Introduction:
Sources of Law in Australia
Mercantile Law
Criminal Law
Court System
Common Law
Statute Law / Chapter 1
Our Legal System
2 / 1.2 / Access, select and analyse information for relevance to the business.
1.3 / Record and distribute information appropriately
2 / Ensure compliance with legal requirements / 2.1 / Assess the need for legal advice and seek assistance where appropriate. / Business Structures
Sole Trader
Partnership
Company / Chapter 2
Ownership Structure
2.2 / Share information with appropriate work colleagues in a timely manner.
2.3 / Organise information updates and training for colleagues and staff where appropriate.
2.4 / Establish and monitor workplace systems and procedures to ensure compliance with legal requirements.
2.5 / Identify aspects of operations which may infringe laws and solicit advice on how to develop and implement modifications.
3 / 3 / Update legal knowledge / 3.1 / Use informal and formal research to update the legal knowledge required for business compliance. / Laws Affecting Small Business / Chapter 3
Approvals Required
3.2 / Share updated knowledge with colleagues and incorporate into workplace planning and operations.
4 / Essential Knowledge and Skills to be Assessed / general knowledge of compliance provisions of legislation in following areas to the level of depth required by an operational manager or owner/operator and in the specific context of a tourism or hospitality enterprise: / Chapter 14
OHS Compliance
5 / legal responsibilities/liabilities of managers and directors within varying business structures / Chapter 11
Negligent Conduct
6 / licensing (licences needed by various businesses and individuals within those businesses, licence application procedures, ongoing requirements to maintain licence, auditing and inspection regimes, reasons for cancellation of licences) / WA Liquor Control Act 1984
Mandatory Knowledge / WA Liquor Control Act 1984
Chapter 3
Approvals Required
7 / Knowledge Based Test 1
8 / contract (differences between contracts, the impacts of contract law on operators including the specific terms and obligations of contract, methods of contractual agreement, exclusion clauses and termination of contracts) / Chapter 5
Contracts General
9 / consumer protection and trade practices (key features of trade practices and fair trading legislation, its application in different States and Territories and the key areas in which tourism and hospitality businesses must ensure compliance) / Sale of Goods Act
Unfair Trading Act
Case Study Submission / Chapter 6
Selling Goods
Chapter 12
Unfair Trading
10 / insurance (key business insurances required by different tourism and hospitality businesses including public liability and workers compensation) / Case Study Submission / Chapter 7
Specific Contracts
11 / superannuation (employer responsibilities in relation to payment of superannuation for employees) / Chapter 13
Workplace Regulations
12 / industrial relations (rights and responsibilities of employees and employers under industrial relations legislation) / Chapter 13
Workplace Regulations
13 / taxation (overview of statutory reporting requirements for businesses) / Chapter 15
Taxation Requirements
14 / equal employment opportunity and anti-
discrimination (key features, employer responsibilities and ramification of operating contrary to legislation) / Chapter 13
Workplace Regulations
15 / Knowledge Based Test 2
16 / examples of specific legislation and local government regulations impacting on particular tourism or hospitality sectors or contexts (eg. Responsible Service of Alcohol, Responsible Conduct of Gaming, The Crimes (Child Sex Tourism) Amendment Act, European Economic Directive of Foreign Travel, Residential Tenancy Acts, Privacy Act and local government regulations on building, waste disposal) / Chapter 3
Approvals
Local Government Building Codes and by-laws required
16 / research skills in order to source and access legal information and advice
sources of legal information and advice in particular industry sectors.
17 / Knowledge Based Test 3
18
Assessment Task Description
Due DateAssessment 1 / · Court Visit Report / Week 4
Assessment 2 / Assignment 1 Quick Quizzes
· Chapter 1
· Chapter 2
· Chapter 3
· Chapter 14
· Chapter 11
· Chapter 5
· Chapter 6
· Chapter 12
· Chapter 7
· Chapter 13 / Week following completion of section.
Assessment 3 / Knowledge Based Test 1
· Our Legal System
· Ownership Structure
· Approvals Required
· OHS Compliance
· Negligent Conduct
· WA Liquor Control Act / Week 7
Assessment 4 / Knowledge Based Test 2
· Contract General
· Sale a Goods
· Unfair Trading
· Specific Contracts
· Workplace Regulations
· Taxation requirements / Week 15
Assessment 5 / Case Study Contract Law / Week 9 & 10
Assessment 6 / Knowledge Based Test 3
· Multiple Choice covering all sections. / Week 17
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