Course Title: Interpret a legal document and provide advice in a conveyancing transaction

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2025

Course Code: JUST5758C

Course Title: Interpret a legal document and provide advice in a conveyancing transaction

School: 525T Business & Enterprise

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6170 - Advanced Diploma of Conveyancing

Course Contact: Theresa Lyford

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 5444

Course Contact Email: theresa.lyford@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Offering coordinator: Dipali Malhotra

Email: dipali.malhotra@rmit.edu.au

Nominal Hours: 80

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

In this course you will acquire the skills and knowledge required to read and interpret legal documents and provide advice to conveyancing clients within a range of contexts and environments. This includes defining the nature and function of documents in a transaction and advising the client about their rights, obligations and alternative courses of action, where required.

This course addresses the following units of competency:

• BSBCNV611 - Interpret a Legal Document and Provide Advice in a Conveyancing Transaction
• BSBCNV613 - Prepare Legal Documents for a Conveyancing Transaction

These units are clustered for delivery and assessment.

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	BSBCNV611 Interpret a legal document and provide advice in a conveyancing transaction
Element:	1. Assess relevant legal principles
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Identify and document statutory and common law principles governing legal document and its function in conveyancing transaction 1.2 Identify and document rules governing construction and interpretation of contracts and other legal documents 1.3 Identify and document rules for use of precedents, standard form contracts, and statutory forms 1.4 Conduct legal research, as required
Element:	2. Identify interests of client
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Identify legal interests of the client in relation to subject matter of legal document 2.2 Identify terms essential to protect client’s interests 2.3 Identify non-legal interests and other needs of the client in relation to the subject matter of the document
Element:	3. Evaluate document
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Check parties, property, Certificate of Title/s, information and factual details are accurate and relevant 3.2 Check annexures to the document are accurate and relevant 3.3 Check legal document or an annexure for compliance if it is required to comply with a procedural or formal requirement 3.4 Check legal document or annexure for compliance with statutory and practice requirements if it comprises a statutory or prescribed form 3.5 Identify information to be obtained from or provided to third parties or other professionals in relation to legal document
Element:	4. Examine document
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Examine legal document and interpret and analyse relevant legal principles and key terms within legal document 4.2 Identify and assess rights, responsibilities and liabilities of all parties, expressed or implied in legal document 4.3 Identify conformity with client’s initial instructions and any gaps, lack of certainty or ambiguity in the language 4.4 Identify any non-compliance with legal requirements within legal document
Element:	5. Evaluate issues
Performance Criteria:	5.1 Assess legal and non-legal issues and risks to the client arising from legal document 5.2 Interpret extent to which legal document does or does not protect interests of client 5.3 Interpret key terms or points for negotiation or referral with third parties or other professionals
Element:	6. Advise client
Performance Criteria:	6.1 Summarise and communicate rights, responsibilities and liabilities of all parties to client, including specific rights of client 6.2 Summarise and communicate legal and non-legal issues and risks arising from legal document to client
Element:	7. Clarify instructions
Performance Criteria:	6.1 Summarise and communicate rights, responsibilities and liabilities of all parties to client, including specific rights of client 6.2 Summarise and communicate legal and non-legal issues and risks arising from legal document to client
Element:	8. Attend to signing legal document
Performance Criteria:	8.1 Identify statutory and other rules governing signing and witnessing of legal documents 8.2 Apply relevant rules governing signing and witnessing of documents in the execution of legal document by client
Element:	9. Document advice
Performance Criteria:	9.1 Prepare file note recording the substance and details of the advice given to client and instructions received 9.2 Despatch correspondence to client confirming advice given in relation to legal document and instructions received 9.3 Provide concise instructions on signing and witnessing legal document, where required

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.

Details of Learning Activities

This course will teach you how to interpret and prepare legal documents for conveyancing transacations. In class learning activities include: In class activities will include:
• class exercises to review discussions/lectorials
• analysis/critique of relevant reading material
• seminars/workshops
• peer learning
• guest lecture/presentation
• class presentations
• group discussion
• research
• independent project-based work
• ‘workshopping’ of student projects including peer/lecturer feedback

Teaching Schedule

Week	Topic	Assessment Remarks
Week 1 14 JULY	Introduction to Unit and teacher Unit guide – handout Elements of Competency – What will the unit cover Overview of Assessments 1 – 3 Subject protocols – methods of delivery/ facilitation Required materials Communication Sale of Land, Formalities and Compliance
Week 2 21 JULY	Development of multiple ownership: company share, stratum titles, strata & cluster titles
Week 3 28 JULY	The subdivision process,
Week 4 04 AUGUST	Selling lots on plan of subdivision, S32 requirements	Assessment 1 DUE END (15/08/2025)
Week 5 11 AUGUST	Selling lots on a plan of subdivision Contract requirements
Week 6 18 AUGUST	Contracts for Sale of Land General & Special Conditions (1)
Week 7 25 AUGUST MID SEMESTER BREAK 1 -7 SEPTEMBER 2025	In class assessment AT2 Part 1 Meeting with client simulations
Week 8 8 SEPTEMBER	Contracts for Sale of Land General & Special Conditions (2)
Week 9 15 SEPTEMBER	Owners Corporations
Week 10 22 SEPTEMBER	Stamp Duty, Land Tax, GST and WGT	Assessment 2 DUE (03/10/2025)
Week 11 29 SEPTEMBER	Sale of Business Part 1
Week 12 06 OCTOBER	Sale of Business Part 2
Week 13 13 OCTOBER	Revision
Week 14 20 OCTOBER	In class assessment AT3 Part 4 Meeting with Vendor simulations DUE, individual simulation October also be held in week 15	Assessment 3 (Written Submissions) 31/10/2025)
Week 15 27 OCTOBER	In class assessment AT3 Part 4 Meeting with Vendor simulations if required
Week 16 3 NOVEMBER	This week will be dedicated to re-submission of assessments if needed
Week 17 10 NOVEMBER	This week will be dedicated to re-submission of assessments if needed
17 NOVEMBER	Finalisation of submissions and resubmissions

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Online learning materials and all relevant resources are available on Canvas and can be accessed via the RMIT website's Online Learning Hub.

The online learning materials listed include:

• Course outlines
• Power point Presentations
• Supporting Reading material
• Industry relevant articles
• Activities.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.

Assessment Tasks

This course has three Assignments. For each submitted assignment a graded result is determined using detailed learner guides and a list of detailed assessment criteria available through Canvas.

Assessment 1 DUE ON (15/08/2025)

Assessment 2 DUE ON (03/10/2025)

Assessment 3 DUE ON (31/10/2025)

Assessment Matrix

Instructions for all Assessment tasks are available in Canvas here

Other Information

Submission Requirements

• Ensure that you submit assessments on or before the due date.
• Always retain backup copies of your assessment tasks.
• When you submit work for assessment at RMIT University you need to use the Assessment task document that includes a declaration and statement of authorship.
• Each page of your assessment should include a footer with your name, student number, the title of the assessment, unit code and title and page numbers.

Resubmissions (VET Programs)

If you are found to be unsuccessful (Not satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) in a Course Assessment Task you will be allowed one resubmission. Your teacher will provide feedback regarding what you need to do to improve and will set a new deadline for the resubmission.

If you are still not meeting the assessment requirements you must apply to your Program Manager in writing outlining the steps you will take to demonstrate competence in your course. Your submission will be considered by the Program Team and you will be advised of the outcome as soon as possible.

Penalties for Late Submission

Late submissions of assignments without special consideration or extension will automatically be considered a re-submission (see above).

Extensions, Special Consideration and Adjustment to Assessments

Extensions:

Extensions are available for unforeseen circumstances of a short-term nature.

An application form must be submitted to the school at least one working day before the due date of the assessment, submitted to suzanne.bevacqua@rmit.edu.au

Extensions can be approved for a maximum of one week (seven calendar days) past the due date for an assessment. (Where students need an extension exceeding one week they must instead apply for special consideration.)

Special consideration:

Special consideration is available for unexpected circumstances outside students’ control. These include but are not limited to: unexpected short-term ill health, and unavoidable family, work, cultural or religious commitments.

An application for special consideration is made in advance of an assessment wherever possible but will normally be accepted within five working days after the assessment date

For more information, see the Special Consideration page of the RMIT website.

Adjustments to Assessment:

RMIT provides several adjustments to assessment for students experiencing ongoing or long-term circumstances. Find the right one for your circumstances here.

Changes to the Assessment Scheme

Where a change to assessment approved by the Dean/head of school changes an assessment due date, students will be given at least five working days’ notice of the new due date.

Feedback

You can expect to receive marks and feedback on in-course assessment work in time to improve your performance in related assessment tasks later in the course.

Academic Integrity and Misconduct

Students demonstrate academic integrity in their assessment practices by:

• engaging with assessment activities in an honest way;
• providing accountability for the authorship and originality of work submitted;
• acknowledging the work of others and the re-use of original work.

Academic misconduct is addressed in accordance with the Student conduct policy

For further information see the Academic Integrity website.

Review and Appeal

A student may request a review of an assessment result or appeal a final course grade in accordance with the Conduct of assessment and appeals section of the Assessment Processes.

Grade Criteria

You must demonstrate that you have all the required skills/knowledge/elements in the unit of competency you are studying.

The following grades are available for this course.

Vocational education grades:

CA - Competency Achieved

NYC - Not Yet Competent

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