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Address legal and administrative requirements

Address legal and administrative requirements

Unit of competency
National Code
CUSADM09A
State Code
C4075
TGA Status
Deleted
DTWD Status
Deleted
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
05/04/2004
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
15/01/2003
Field of Education
090999 - Law, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
15/01/2003
Nominal Hours
51
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure that the business or project complies with the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements. It covers the skills needed by those setting up and managing the legal and administrative aspects of businesses, and projects a cultural industry context. This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure that the business or project complies with the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements. It covers the skills needed by those setting up and managing the legal and administrative aspects of businesses, and projects a cultural industry context.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Establish legal structures for businesses or projects
  • 1.1 Examine the legal options for setting up a business or project to determine the most suitable structure, taking into account: preference of interested partiesrequirements of funding bodiesstructure of the industrysubsequent ownership transfer considerations
  • 1.2 Investigate legal rights and responsibilities of the business/project to ensure they are understood and the business/project is adequately protected
  • 1.3 Establish and maintain a file of all relevant documentation and correspondence
2 Comply with statutory and regulatory requirements
  • 2.1 Ascertain the statutory and regulatory requirements affecting the way the business operates and take appropriate steps to ensure adequate cover and full compliance
  • 2.2 Identify the insurance requirements fully to ensure cover and minimise risk
  • 2.3 If required, secure registration of the business in accordance with owner/operator preferences and legal requirements
  • 2.4 Investigate any specific legal questions of particular relevance to the industry
  • 2.5 Maintain legal documents accurately and securely, keep relevant records and update to ensure their ongoing security and accessibility
3 Establish rights to materials, products/services
  • 3.1 Seek information on any procurement rights needed to ensure that the implications are fully understood
  • 3.2 Explore conditions applying to materials, products and services fully to ensure compliance with legal and contractual requirements
  • 3.3 Identify fully the cost of procurement rights to materials, products and services and include in ongoing financial planning
  • 3.4 Explore fully the rights and responsibilities applying to use of products, materials and services to ensure accurate information is communicated to customers
  • 3.5 Seek legal advice on contractual rights and obligations as required, to clarify liabilities
4 Secure rights to materials/products/ services
  • 4.1 Assess materials, products and services to determine procurement rights
  • 4.2 Ensure that contractual procurement rights are secured
Range of variables
Variable
Scope


Statutory and regulatory requirements may include:
All relevant commonwealth and state or territory statutory and regulatory requirements, for example:
occupational health and safety
copyright
equal employment opportunity
distribution of film, television and multimedia, music, radio/broadcast products
libel, defamation
company and tax legislation
employment conditions and relevant awards
and others
music licensing
Interested parties may be:
enterprises
individuals
professional organisations
finance institutions
special public funding programs
existing sponsors
boards of directors, councils or other governing bodies
government agencies
investors
joint partners (including limited life partners)
friends' organisations
community bodies
audiences


Materials, products and services may be:
film rights
documents and texts
scripts
provision of special services or expertise
music
recording rights
distribution rights
insurance
supplies and equipment
images
broadcast rights
Evidence guide
Underpinning knowledge and skills
Assessment must include evidence of essential knowledge of, and skills in, the following areas:

knowledge of the relevant industry sector
knowledge of the legal issues that affect negotiations and contracts in the relevant industry sector
negotiation skills, including the skills to conduct negotiations of significant commercial value
knowledge of the statutory and regulatory requirements


Linkages to other units
This unit underpins effective performance in a range of other business administration units. Depending upon the industry sector and workplace combined assessment and training may be appropriate. Examples include but are not limited to:
CUEFIN1A Develop a budget
CUEFIN2A Manage a budget
CUSADM03A Manage a project
CUSADM05A Develop and implement a
business/strategic plan
CUSADM10A Establish and manage contracts


Critical aspects of evidence
The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:
understanding the range of legislative and administrative issues affecting the industry sector in which the person is employed
the ability to apply the knowledge to the context in which the project or business is operating and ensure compliance
the ability to communicate information accurately to relevant individuals and groups
Method and context of assessment
Assessment may take place on the job, off the job or a combination of both of these. However, assessment of this unit would most effectively be undertaken on the job due to the specific workplace environment requirements. Off the job assessment must be undertaken in a closely simulated workplace environment.

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge, and might include:
case studies
work samples or simulated workplace activities
oral questioning/interview
projects/reports/logbooks
third party reports and authenticated prior achievements
portfolios of evidence

Assessment must take place over a period of time in order to determine competence in the ongoing implementation and monitoring aspects of this unit.


Resource requirements
Access to the sources of information needed to deal with legal issues relating to the music, television, radio and multimedia industry sectors is required. There is no specialist equipment required but access to a computer and appropriate software would be useful.

Key competencies
Level


Collecting, organising and analysing information
3
Communicating ideas and information
3
Planning and organising activities
3
Working with others and in teams
3
Solving problems
1
Using mathematical ideas and techniques
3
Using technology
1
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