PART A - Oral questioning and learning activities

Please consider and complete the following tasks in the space provided. The assessment tasks in Part A may also be assessed verbally by your trainer or tutor as part of your progressive assessment of competence during contact classes or as part of your distance education tutoring. The assessor will indicate in the right hand column if your response is satisfactory as a guide.

Question 1 What are primary sources of law?

Question 2 How do you verify you are using the most recent version of an Act?

Question 3 Which Act establishes the rights and responsibilities of tenants, property managers and lessors involved in residential renting in Queensland?

Question 4 Which Act regulates commercial and industrial leases?

Question 5 In your own words identify the meaning of 'in charge' of a real estate office.

Question 6 What information can Fair Trading offer real estate agents?

Question 7 What is the main objective of continuing education and training?

Question 8 What are the Standards of Business Practice of the REIQ?

Question 9 Unless otherwise indicated Commonwealth Acts come into force, how many days after assent?

PART B - Short answer section

You are required to complete the following questions based on the case study information supplied.

NOTE: The answers to these questions will become your underlying plan for the marketing strategy.

In Australia, the power to make and manage federal law is divided between three groups. The division is known as the 'separations of powers' and is an important principle in Australia's system of governance.

Question 1 Identify the three (3) groups and the role of each arm of governance.

Question 2 In Australia there are three (3) levels of government.

                  Identify the three (3) levels of goverment.

Question 3 In what state is there only one House of Parliament and what is it called?

Question 4 In Australia there are three (3) types of law. Identify the three types of law.

Question 5 Parliament makes new laws or changes old ones by following what procedure?

Ensure your answer includes all 12 steps.

Question 6 List three (3) legal resources to search for and identify Commonwealth Law.

Question 7 What are the obligations mandated on both employers and employees by the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Queensland)?

Question 8 Identify four pertinent government or industry bodies that you could check with regularly to identify any legislative amendments that may affect the agency and general real estate practice. Ensure your answer includes the URL / website address for each government or industry body.

Question 9 The Parliament of Queensland consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly. In Queensland, who performs the Queen's role in the Parliament and how?

Question 10 A Bill is identified by a long title which, in brief terms, describes the purposes of the legislation. What is the long title and the short title for the Property Occupations Act 2014?

PART C - Case study section

Please consider and complete the following questions in the space provided.

Question 1: You are a Property Manager at REIQ Realty and as such you are responsible for continuously informing your clients and customers of the legislative and regulatory changes affecting the industry.

Earlier you identified four (4) pertinent government or industry bodies that you could check with regularly to identify any legislative amendments.

In your own words explain the primary purpose of the below three (3) government or industry bodies.

Question 2: Which of the above government or industry bodies would you check with concerning property repairs and maintenance?

Question 3: Agents can access the RTA Website to obtain detailed information concerning residential issues including fact sheets.

One of your lessors has forwarded you a copy of their water bill and has asked you a question regarding reimbursement of this bill.

To assist you with our response to our lessor, please complete the following:

1. Go to the RTA website                      State bulk water charge

https://www.rta.qld.gov.au/                 Water usage charges

2. Locate the General tenancy fact sheets'  Sewerage usage charges

3. Locate the Water charging fact sheet'    Fixed access charges

4. Read what items a tenant can be charged for