Assessor Resource

DEFIN004A
Conduct tactical questioning on operations

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Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024


Conducting tactical questioning will identify detainees suitable for further questioning/interrogation. The process will be conducted as part of a team which will usually include guards. The tactical questioner will not necessarily be an intelligence specialist.

The person being searched and questioned will be detained; the process of handling detainees is not covered by this unit.

Tactical questioning is used in an operational environment to gain information that immediately impacts on the operation. A typical situation would be during the conduct of military operations overseas.

This unit covers the competency required to conduct tactical questioning within an operational environment. It also covers searching the detainee prior to questioning.

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Prerequisites

PSPGOV419A Work with interpreters

Employability Skills

This unit contains employability skills.



Evidence Required

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Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to conduct tactical questioning through the use of an interpreter and to correctly compile the appropriate documentation as indicated in the Range Statement.

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time and should be observed in a range of actual or simulated work contexts.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency must be assessed in a simulated environment.

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to:

appropriate simulated questioning site

interpreters

questioner

people to role play detainee, guards

supervisors

Guidance information for assessment

Preferred method of assessment of a candidate would include participation in a role play based on a simulated workplace scenario.

Submission Requirements

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Assessment Tasks

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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit.

Required Skills

conduct briefings and debriefings

interview detainees

listen effectively

operate monitoring and recording equipment

plan effectively

take notes

undertake written and oral questioning

write reports

Required Knowledge

categories of detainees

character and/or personality types

cultural differences and awareness

cultural understanding within area of operations

human behavioural patterns

interrogation methods and techniques

legal aspects of interrogation

levels of cooperation of detainees

principles of searching

prisoner of war handling

role of interpreters

searching techniques and procedures

sequence of orders

shock of capture

types and purpose of orders

Information requirements may include:

Capability

Command structure

Communications

Dispositions

Intentions

Strengths

Weapons

Detainee may include:

Criminal suspect

Displaced person

Prisoner of war

Security suspect

Secure site may include:

Building

Field environment

Search site

Temporary location

Tactical questioning point

Vehicle

Standard procedures may include:

Australian Quality Training Framework

Australian Standards

Defence instructions

Doctrine pamphlets

Industry practices

Job guides and other publications

Maintenance schedules

Manufacturers' specifications, procedures and technical instructions

WHS requirements and regulations

Organisational instructions and journals

Organisational policies and procedures

Quality control

Regulatory requirements

Relevant local government by-laws

Routine orders

Security instructions and procedures

Standard Operating Procedures

Standing orders

Workplace agreements

Written and verbal orders

Roles may include:

Contingency actions

Guards

Interpreters

Searchers

Tactical questioner

Preparing the detainee may include:

Assessment of intelligence value

Assessment of level of cooperation

Assessment of likelihood of ability to satisfy intelligence requirement

Blindfolding

Handcuffing or restraining

Searching of detainee

Searching of equipment

Screening of detainee

Willingness of detainee to respond to questions

Appropriate atmosphere may include:

Isolation

Security

Segregation

Shock of capture

Silence

Strictness

Questioning technique may include:

Lines of questioning

Question types

Legal requirements may include:

Geneva conventions and protocols

International laws

Laws of Armed Conflict

National laws

Rules of Engagement

State/territory laws

Documentation may include:

Capture report

Detainee capture record

Detainee file

Intelligence report

Interrogation report

Personalised equipment tag

Preliminary technical report

Tactical questioning and search report

Translation report

Classifying the detainee may include:

Authority

Emotion

Evidence of knowledge

Gender

Intelligence value

Natural leaders

Rank

Appropriate stakeholders may include:

Guard commander

Medical officer

Police

Psychology officer

Shift commander

Unit commander

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Observation Checklist

Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice Yes No Comments/feedback
Information requirements are identified to target questioning 
Items belonging to the detainee are examined to establish lines of questioning 
Questions are prepared in accordance with organisational requirements 
Support is sought for language and cultural issues 
Secure site is selected and prepared in accordance with standard procedures 
Team members are briefed on their roles during the search and questioning in accordance with standard procedures 
Detainee is prepared and escorted to search and questioning site in accordance with standard procedures 
Detainee is searched in accordance with standard procedures 
Appropriateatmosphere is created and maintained throughout the activity 
Questions are asked of the detainee using appropriate questioning technique in accordance with standard procedures 
Line of questioning is developed based on responses 
Questioning technique is adjusted based on responses 
Legal requirements are identified and applied during the activity 
Work health and safety (WHS) requirements and safety precautions are applied throughout the activity 
Responses are recorded and documentation is completed in accordance with standard procedures 
Detainee is classified in accordance with standard procedures 
Information gained during search and questioning is provided to appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner 

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