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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Apply legislation related to offences
   • Assess situation to determine whether an offence has been committed.
   • Identify sections of legislation applicable to situation to inform policing response.
   • Describe elements of offences to differentiate between categories.
   • Identify potential evidence of offences to facilitate preservation.
2. Exercise legislative powers and cautions
   • Identify legislative sources of police powers to inform policing responses.
   • Identify factors that may impact on policing responses.
   • Apply police powers to respond to situations.
   • Deliver relevant cautions and rights in accordance with legislative requirements.
3. Prepare judicial documents
   • Develop briefs of evidence.
   • Assess brief of evidence for elements of offences.
   • Check own judicial documents for compliance purposes.
4. Apply legislation related to offences
   • Assess situation to determine whether an offence has been committed.
   • Identify sections of legislation applicable to situation to inform policing response.
   • Describe elements of offences to differentiate between categories.
   • Identify potential evidence of offences to facilitate preservation.
5. Exercise legislative powers and cautions
   • Identify legislative sources of police powers to inform policing responses.
   • Identify factors that may impact on policing responses.
   • Apply police powers to respond to situations.
   • Deliver relevant cautions and rights in accordance with legislative requirements.
6. Prepare judicial documents
   • Develop briefs of evidence.
   • Assess brief of evidence for elements of offences.
   • Check own judicial documents for compliance purposes.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.

identifying sources of legislation which relate to policing

applying legislation to scenarios to inform the use of police powers

communicating with stakeholders as part of policing responses and judicial processes

developing briefs of evidence that comply with judicial policies and current legislation

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

hierarchy of Australian court system in relation to police processes

current Commonwealth, national, state or territory legislation that outlines powers and responsibilities applicable to policing

offences and the elements that constitute such offences

rules of evidence

current and relevant case law and legal precedents, as determined by police jurisdictions

professional standards

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