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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Undertake patrols
   • Establish patrol objectives to inform patrol plan.
   • Identify potential threats or incidents to develop a response plan.
   • Check equipment prior to use to ensure operational readiness.
   • Maintain personal security and safety by responding to potential and emerging risks.
   • Provide a high visibility presence to reassure the public and deter security breaches.
   • Identify potential threats and incidents to enable response.
2. Manage access of persons and vehicles
   • Manage access control systems in accordance with assignment instructions.
   • Verify identification of persons and vehicles to validate authority to access.
   • Manage entry validations of persons and vehicles to monitor entry and egress.
   • Identify indications of unauthorised entry to protect integrity of location.
   • Communicate with stakeholders to report incidents that infringe or breach assignment instructions.
3. Conduct searches
   • Assess situation to identify legal authority to search.
   • Apply methodological search processes to maintain safety and locate property, weapons or evidence of offences.
   • Manage items located using powers of seizure and retention.
   • Document details of search for integrity and accountability purposes.
4. Respond to threats and incidents
   • Gather information about the incident through observation and investigation.
   • Communicate information about the incident to facilitate response.
   • Develop plan for initial response to identify roles and responsibilities of responders.
   • Assess incident risks and hazards to maximise safety of self and public.
   • Establish assembly points to maximise public safety.
   • Exercise command and control to facilitate initial response.
   • Monitor incident to identify when further assistance is required.
   • Complete post-incident documentation for recording and accountability purposes.
5. Arrest persons
   • Identify breaches of the law to prevent offences occurring or continuing.
   • Communicate actions to persons detained.
   • Manage care and safety of detained persons in accordance with duty of care requirements.
   • Conduct handover to facilitate processing of detained person.
   • Release persons from custody when criteria that formed the basis for the arrest no longer exist.
6. Undertake patrols
   • Establish patrol objectives to inform patrol plan.
   • Identify potential threats or incidents to develop a response plan.
   • Check equipment prior to use to ensure operational readiness.
   • Maintain personal security and safety by responding to potential and emerging risks.
   • Provide a high visibility presence to reassure the public and deter security breaches.
   • Identify potential threats and incidents to enable response.
7. Manage access of persons and vehicles
   • Manage access control systems in accordance with assignment instructions.
   • Verify identification of persons and vehicles to validate authority to access.
   • Manage entry validations of persons and vehicles to monitor entry and egress.
   • Identify indications of unauthorised entry to protect integrity of location.
   • Communicate with stakeholders to report incidents that infringe or breach assignment instructions.
8. Conduct searches
   • Assess situation to identify legal authority to search.
   • Apply methodological search processes to maintain safety and locate property, weapons or evidence of offences.
   • Manage items located using powers of seizure and retention.
   • Document details of search for integrity and accountability purposes.
9. Respond to threats and incidents
   • Gather information about the incident through observation and investigation.
   • Communicate information about the incident to facilitate response.
   • Develop plan for initial response to identify roles and responsibilities of responders.
   • Assess incident risks and hazards to maximise safety of self and public.
   • Establish assembly points to maximise public safety.
   • Exercise command and control to facilitate initial response.
   • Monitor incident to identify when further assistance is required.
   • Complete post-incident documentation for recording and accountability purposes.
10. Arrest persons
    • Identify breaches of the law to prevent offences occurring or continuing.
    • Communicate actions to persons detained.
    • Manage care and safety of detained persons in accordance with duty of care requirements.
    • Conduct handover to facilitate processing of detained person.
    • Release persons from custody when criteria that formed the basis for the arrest no longer exist.

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.

maintaining professional presentation

establishing assembly points to maximise public safety

evacuating, cordoning and containing areas

searching persons, property and vehicles to identify prohibited and dangerous items

applying tactical awareness techniques and strategies

assessing risk when handling incidents

communicating effectively to manage incidents and to provide situation reports

directing and controlling traffic

verifying and controlling authorised access and egress of persons, vehicles and dispatched goods

implementing initial response command and control procedures

using defensive tactics

identifying provisions of legislative and organisational requirements relevant to assignment instructions

completing documentation for accountability purposes

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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.

legislation relating to the roles and responsibilities of protective services and police powers

cordon and containment principles

critical incident roles and responsibilities

issues/problems that can arise with persons in custody

officer safety principles

potential risks associated with operational protective service roles and responsibilities

protective service responsibilities contained within the National Counter Terrorism Plan

search and evacuation procedures

strategies to optimise safety under a range of operational scenarios

tactical communication

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