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Demonstrate knowledge of the Resource Management Act 1991 for civil
construction activities
Level
5
Credits
25
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate knowledge of
the general purpose and principles of the Resource Management Act 1991;
identify and explain the general provisions and procedures required under
the Act; and describe the application of the Act to civil construction projects.
Subfield
Civil Works and Services
Domain
Civil Project Management
Status
Registered
Status date
25 September 2006
Date version published
25 September 2006
Planned review date
31 December 2012
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Infrastructure ITO
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0101
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Assessment against this unit standard may take place in a workplace and/or provider
environment.
Assessment parameters will be dependent on company and site specific equipment,
procedures, and practices. Practices must reflect industry best practice and comply
with legislative requirements.
2
The following legislation and regulations must be complied with: Hazardous
Substances and New Organisms Act 1996; and Resource Management Act 1991.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Demonstrate knowledge of the general purpose and principles of the Resource
Management Act 1991.
Performance criteria
1.1
The general intent of the Resource Management Act 1991 is defined and
explained in accordance with the Act.
Range
1.2
Examples of natural and physical resources to be sustained are identified and
described in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
1.3
air, water, soil, ecosystems, temperature, ozone layer.
Examples of adverse effects of activities on the environment to be avoided,
remedied, and mitigated are identified and described in accordance with the
Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
1.5
soils, minerals, water, forests, environment, scenery, geothermals,
coastal areas, noise.
Examples of life-supporting elements to be safeguarded are identified and
described in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
1.4
sustainable resource management, natural/potential resources,
physical resources, life-supporting resources, social, economic
and cultural wellbeing, health, safety, regulations, emergency
works.
air pollution, water pollution, noise pollution, scenic reduction,
ecosystem changes.
Managing the use, development, and protection of resources of national
importance is described and explained in accordance with the Resource
Management Act 1991.
Range
natural character of the coastal environment, wetlands, lakes,
rivers and their margins; outstanding natural features and
landscapes from inappropriate subdivision and development;
areas of significant indigenous vegetation, significant habitats of
indigenous fauna; public access to and along coastal marine
areas, lakes and rivers; the relationship of Māori and their culture
and traditions with ancestral lands, water, sites, wāhi tapu, taonga.
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1.6
Areas that all persons exercising functions and powers under the Resource
Management Act 1991 must have particular regard to are listed and explained
in accordance with the Act.
Range
kaitiakitanga, efficient use and development of natural and
physical resources, maintenance and enhancement of amenity
values, intrinsic values of ecosystems, protection of heritage value
of buildings and places, maintenance of the quality of the
environment, the protection of trout and salmon habitat, the
principles of the Treaty of Waitangi.
Element 2
Identify and explain the general provisions and procedures required under the Resource
Management Act 1991.
Performance criteria
2.1
The administering authorities and their responsibilities are identified and
explained in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
2.2
Examples of those authorities, groups, enterprises, and individuals who must
comply are identified in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
2.3
The Crown, regional councils, territorial authorities, harbour
authorities, airport authorities, power generation authorities,
Transit NZ, land-subdividers, commercial developers, contractors,
individuals.
Previous Acts of Parliament which have been replaced by the Resource
Management Act 1991 are identified in accordance with the Resource
Management Act 1991.
Range
2.4
Minister of Environment, Minister of Conservation, regional
councils, territorial authorities, delegated authority, Planning
Tribunal, consideration of options, benefits and costs, information
gathering, charges, fees hearings, appeals, enforcement officers.
Town and Country Planning, Water and Soil Conservation, Clean
Air, Marine Farming, Noise Control, Harbours.
Typical procedures initiated by the requirement to obtain a resource consent
under the Act are listed and described in the correct order in accordance with
the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
application, further information, advertising/notification, time limit,
submissions, pre-hearing meetings, hearings, decision,
approval/declination, conditions, fees, appeals, decision, consent
duration, consent lapsing/cancellation, consent transfer.
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2.5
Methods of dealing with offences under the Act are identified and explained in
accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
complaints, enforcement orders, abatement notices, power of
entry, right to be heard, penalties, fines.
Element 3
Describe the application of the Resource Management Act 1991 to civil construction
projects.
Performance criteria
3.1
Types of construction work requiring resource consents are listed and described
in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
3.2
The requirement to observe previously arranged resource consents is described
in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
3.3
land subdivision, roading, water use, scenic changes, special
consent conditions/requirement, specification/contractual
obligations, liaison with consent authority.
Consents that can be the roading project contractor’s responsibility to obtain are
identified and described in accordance with the Resource Management Act
1991.
Range
3.4
bridge construction, waterway changes, quarry operations, water
taking and discharge, noise pollution, environmental changes,
emergency work.
specification requirements, quarry operations, machinery noise
levels, water taking and discharge, waterway changes, those not
arranged by others.
An example of a resource consent proposal and timing from application to
approval is described in accordance with the Resource Management Act 1991.
Range
report, application, notification, further information, submissions,
hearings, approval/declination, appeal, timescales.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by the Qualifications Authority, or an inter-institutional body
with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can report 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 organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact Infrastructure ITO askus@infratrain.co.nz if you wish to suggest changes to
the content of this unit standard.
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