SITXGLC001 Research and Comply With Regulatory Requirements - Assessment Task 2: Unit Project and Role Play

Assessment Task 2 - Unit Project and Role Play

Instructions to complete this assessment task:

• Please write your responses in the template provided.
• You may attach a separate sheet if required.
• You must include the following particulars in the footer section of each page of the attached sheets:
  • Student ID or Student Name
  • Unit ID or Unit Code
  • Course ID or Course Code
  • Trainer and assessor name
  • Page numbers
• You must staple the loose sheets together along with the cover page.
• You must attach the loose sheets chronologically as per the page numbers.
• Correction fluid and tape are not permitted. Please do any corrections by striking through the incorrect words with one or two lines and rewriting the correct
• The premise of the project must be closely related to the previous assessment task.
• This submission must be well presented and follow the guidelines and instructions provided.
• Please follow the format as indicated in the template section below.
• One of the most important steps that you can take: proofread your
• This assessment task requires you to assume/ take on the role of a Food and beverage manager at the organisation given in the case study.
• You must identify and analyse the key information given in the case study to prepare a project report.
• You must prepare Project Report on Legal and Regulatory Complaince as per the provided template to you.
• Project report must be of 600-800 words in length, using 11-point font, double-spaced, and must include a cover page, table of contents, introduction, body, summary or conclusion, and works cited.
• Appropriate citations are required.
• All Veritas Institute Australia’s policies are in effect, including the plagiarism policy.

Resources required to complete the assessment task:

• Place for meeting or tele conference
• Computer
• Internet
• MS Word
• Printer or e-printer
• Adobe acrobat/reader
• Current legislation
• Current plain English regulatory documents distributed by government regulators
• Codes of practice and standards issued by regulatory authorities
• Regulatory information and business management manuals issued by industry associations or commercial publishers
• Current commercial policies and procedures used to manage regulatory issues

Project Task:

PART A Research and identify legal requirements for compliance

You have been employed as the Food and Beverage Manager at the Roma Café’ for 2 years. The owner has now opened The Beach Café which has a capacity of 80 indoor seats. You will now also be in charge of this venue

The Beach Café also has space for seating 30 outside, a space which the owner has decided to utilise, apply license for and get authorised. There is a separate defined area where liquor is to be supplied and/or consumed which needs to be authorised by the state body.

The license has to be applied for with the maximum number of patron capacity of the café. The indoor premises is already fully licensed.

The predominant activity that will be carried out on the premises will be the preparation and serving of meals to be consumed on the licensed premises. The café will also be picking up meat (e.g. from an abattoir) to sell directly to customers.

The café’ will operate 7 days a week, cater for tourists and locals, serve light lunches and afternoon tea and will sell liquor for consumption on the premises.

Key information:

1. The business is already registered.
2. The business will conduct activities on public holidays.
3. The operation will employ approximately 15 full time and 10 casual staff during the first year, in addition to 2 apprentice chefs. The staff that will be employed will have adequate knowledge of liquor licensing laws.
4. The key staff to support the operations includes, a Front of House Manager, a Head Chef and a Sous Chef.
5. The business will not use public spaces for any activities.
6. The business will promote their business on internet websites.
7. The annual turnover is expected to exceed $2.5 million per annum.
8. The business requires a new ABN number.
9. You require all forms of insurances common for such operations.
10. There will be advertising on sign posts on the approach to either side of the property.
11. The establishment will be playing background music using CDs or I-pod.
12. All other requirements will be those typical for a licensed food premises.

The owner is also aware of the training needs for liquor licence applicants to ensure that applicants have an adequate knowledge of the liquor law. Applicants will be required to complete one of the following approved training courses to meet the new entrant training requirement:

• Achieve Liquor Licence Compliance
• Licensees’ First Step
• Licensee Compliance Certificate

The board has allocated you the task to research and document all the information required for legal compliance and prepare a report for them.

Your task:

Go to https://ablis.business.gov.au/search/customsearch

Enter a café location/post code [or location as instructed] near you, relevant to your state. Your operation is classified as a restaurant operation.

Enter all details relevant for this type of operation including common aspects, not listed above, which apply for the industry.

PT 1.1. After filling the information in the link provided above, you will get all the details regarding the licenses and the laws, that the business must comply with. You will then be required to identify the sources of information (Government websites) where you can apply for identified licenses, also where you can find information on the relevant laws applicable to operations of a café.

PT 1.2. Evaluate the different areas of business operation based on the information given in the case study and determine the scope of following compliance requirements:

• Identify and document the requirements to comply with the Food Act and the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code.
• Identify and document the legislative requirements for Goods and Services Tax (GST) registration.
• Permits to establish an Outdoor Eating Facility.
• Requirements to comply with the National Employment Standards (NES) and associated with this the EEO (Equal employee Opportunity) aspects which must be considered when recruiting your staff.

PT 1.3. Access regulatory information relevant to food and beverage operation:

• Food safety standards outlined by Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ)apply to handling of food for sale, or the sale of food, in Australia.
• Food Regulation 2006
• Liquor licensing, which applies to businesses selling or supplying liquor

PT 1.4. For breaches of legislation related to the Liquor Act 1992 and Wine Industry Act 1994, document the following:

• Risk of non-compliance
• Penalties applicable, if non-compliant.
• Consequences of non-compliance

You must use the attached project report template to complete this activity:

Part B: Role play

In this part of the assessment task, you will be required to engage in discussion with the trainer/assessor.

You will continue to take on the role of Food and Beverage Manager at Beach Café and your trainer/assessor will take on role of Compliance Consultant.

You will be required to consult to ensure that the café’ is compliant with all industry regulations and have the lowest possible legal exposure

Compliance issues that needs to be discussed are:

• Employee Relations
• Communications Systems
• Compliance System Review
• Safety Initiatives/Training