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Interpret contract documentation and
manage horticulture contracts
level:
6
credit:
6
planned review date:
June 2008
sub-field:
Horticulture
purpose:
People credited with this unit standard will be able to –
manage contracts for horticulture work; interpret contract
documentation; describe the legal responsibilities of
contracted parties; obtain specialist assistance where
required; negotiate and renegotiate contract variations and
extras; and fulfil contractual requirements.
entry information:
Open.
accreditation option:
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry and
teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
moderation option:
A centrally established and directed national moderation
system has been set up by the Primary Industry Training
Organisation.
special notes:
1
Contracts referred to in this unit will be deemed to be
covered by current contract legislation.
2
Case studies may be used as the basis for this unit
standard.
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Elements and Performance Criteria
element 1
Describe the essential elements of a contract applicable in the horticulture industry.
performance criteria
1.1
Description provided identifies the principles of offer and acceptance, and
describes the concept of unqualified acceptance of a definite offer.
1.2
Description developed details the contractual elements of form and
consideration.
1.3
Description developed defines the requirements for parties to have the capacity
to enter a contract.
1.4
Description developed defines factors which determine genuine consent to a
promise.
1.5
Description developed identifies the requirement of the object of a contract to be
legal.
1.6
Definition identifies the implications of having essential elements missing from a
contract.
Range:
unenforceable, void, voidable.
element 2
Interpret a contract proposal applicable to horticulture activities.
performance criteria
2.1
Procedures adopted to assess a straightforward contract proposal enable key
elements to be identified, and their conformity with contract legislation to be
determined.
Range:
offer, form and consideration, object, parties.
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2.2
Where the nature and complexity of the contract indicate that the use of
specialist advice is required to assist with interpretation, procedures adopted
ensure that advice is obtained.
2.3
Identification and interpretation of essential contract elements establish validity
and ability of contract proposal to meet requirements for which it was
developed.
2.4
Procedures adopted to agree to valid and acceptable contract proposals
conform with the requirements of current contract legislation.
element 3
Prepare a contract proposal for application in horticulture.
performance criteria
3.1
Procedures adopted for the preparation of a contract proposal ensure that
essential contract elements are detailed in accordance with the requirements of
applicable contract legislation.
3.2
Where required to prepare complex contract proposals, use of specialist advice
ensures that proposals conform with the requirements of applicable contract
legislation.
3.3
Contract proposals prepared are assessed to ensure that they address the
requirements of the work to be done as well as the legal requirements.
element 4
Negotiate and renegotiate variations and extras for horticulture contracts.
performance criteria
4.1
Procedures adopted for identifying extent and detail of variations and extras to
agreed contracts ensure that clear definition of variation or extra is provided as
the basis for negotiation.
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4.2
Negotiation results in agreement for extras and variations to be undertaken in
accordance with the requirements of applicable contract law, and clearly
determines the basis for completion of work involved.
4.3
Where procedures for dealing with variations and extras are defined in the
original contract, those procedures are applied.
element 5
Manage fulfilment of horticulture contract obligations.
performance criteria
5.1
Procedures adopted for the management of contracts and contract completion
ensure parties to the contract fulfil their contractual obligations.
5.2
Where procedures adopted fail to secure fulfilment of contractual obligations,
steps taken to obtain specialist advice and dispute resolution conform with
applicable legislation.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Primary Industry Training Organisation http://www.primaryito.ac.nz if you
wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
Please Note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority or a delegated interinstitutional body before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards
or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority before
they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
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Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for providers wishing to
develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and
assessors, and special resource requirements.
This unit standard is covered by AMAP 0032 which can be accessed at
http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/site/framework/search.html.
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