The application of this unit in the workplace - the environments, complexities and situations involved - will be written during Phase II of the Review of the PUA00 Public Safety Training Package.

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This unit covers the competency to coordinate a major or complex investigation involving multi-discipline forensic personnel.

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Pre-requisite Unit/s

Nil

This unit contains employability skills.

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Required Skills

oral communication and liaison (listening, establishing rapport, public relations, negotiation, conflict resolution, feedback) written communication organisation and planning resource management including budgetary, human and physical resources and allocation/access logical analysis, problem solving and decision making

Required Knowledge

government and policy environments within which operations will be managed different types of criminal activity and their elements eg. general crime, theft, burglary, assault, drugs, fraud, embezzlement, homicide etc. available resources which may need to be deployed to support the investigation security issues and classifications all applicable laws, policy and procedures pertaining to the conduct of forensic investigations with the organisational environment forensic investigation principles and case management systems and the range of contexts in which these can be applied potential application and limitations of forensic investigative techniques court procedures and evidentiary requirements

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Multi-discipline include	disciplines internal to the agency and disciplines external to the agency such as fire gas and electricity authorities external analytical laboratories and other agencies providing forensic services
Formally means	documented request which places responsibility for the task and taskings on that area or person
Briefings may be	formal or informal and may be written or verbal

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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
Aims, objectives and issues regarding the investigation are identified and documented
Disciplines required for the investigation are identified and the scope of their involvement determined
Cross-discipline and organisational issues are identified and incorporated into the plan
The investigation plan developed is flexible to accommodate new information and evidence issues which may arise
Resource requirements from each discipline are identified and negotiated to facilitate the formation of a team
Negotiated tasks from the investigation plan are formally allocated to each area and or personnel
Expenditure and resource usage is monitored through the investigation to ensure accountability and optimum use of resources
Formal communication channels with disciplines are introduced to facilitate effective information flow
Regular briefings are conducted and documented to monitor progress of the investigation
Feedback from the disciplines is encouraged, assessed and acted upon, and where necessary, the direction of the investigation changed

Assessment Cover Sheet

PUAPOLFC012A - Coordinate multi-discipline forensic investigations

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PUAPOLFC012A - Coordinate multi-discipline forensic investigations

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