Identify and list the names of Commonwealth legislation, and legislation of your state or territory that relate to the following aspects of operating a real estate agency;

4.1.anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunity

4.2.Planning and Zoning

4.3.employment and industrial relations

4.4.consumer protection, fair trading and trade practices

4.5.foreign investment

4.6.environment and sustainability

4.7.financial services, financial probity and taxation

4.8.franchises and business structure

4.9.property management including leases and tenancy agreements

4.10.property sales and auctions

4.11.Occupational Health and Safety

4.12.privacy

4.13.property sales, leasing and management

4.14.secret commission

4.15.Real estate licencing

Explain the legal framework in Australia relevant to real estate in NSW.

5.1Statute law

5.2Common law

5.3Contract law

5.4Equity law

Explain the following main components of legislation

6.1Acts

6.2Regulations

6.3Amendments

6.4Mandatory codes of conduct

6.5Schedules

6.6Appendices

What resources are available to you to assist you in interpreting legislation? Include in your answer sources of specialist advice, source documents and government and industry bodies.

Explain the following statutory interpretation rules:

8.1Literal rule

8.2Mischief rule

8.3Golden rule

8.4Purposive approach

8.5express mention of one thing to the exclusion of another

List (3) websites where you can access information on Commonwealth and/or state legislation.

Identify and list the names and websites of (2) bodies that provide support and guidance for estate agency personnel.

Identify a change to legislation that is relevant to real estate operations and list the following information;

a)The name of the Act or Regulation you have researched

b)Name the amending legislation

c)Summarise the changes/amendments and the date which they became effective.

Outline how you could track changes and amendments to legislation to ensure you are staying up-to-date.

Explain the role that regulators have in relation to legislation.

What is the responsibility of real estate personnel to access, read, interpret and apply legislation to their real estate activity?

Explain the interrelationship between various pieces of relevant legislation.

Provide an explanation of "internal aids" and "external aids" in interpreting legislation.

16.1List 3 internal aids to interpret legislation

16.2List 3 external aids to interpret legislation

Explain the application of the following language conventions and expressions.

17.1And/or

17.2Gender

17.3 Hierarchy

17.4 Includes

17.5 May

17.6 should

17.7 must