This unit of competency specifies the skills and knowledge required to apply the principles of unjustifiable hardship to the regulatory requirements for existing buildings undergoing building work. Principles of unjustifiable hardship are set out in the Process to Administer Access to Buildings (The Protocol) and the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA). The unit includes assessing any unjustifiable hardship component of a proposed building upgrade plan, performance solution or application for exception from a requirement of the National Construction Code (NCC), and summarising assessment results in a report which may be considered as part of an Access Panel case.

This unit is for access consultants who use their broad theoretical and technical skills and knowledge to analyse information, provide advice and devise solutions to sometimes complex access problems in compliance with regulatory requirements for the provision of access for people with disability.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.