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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Plan multi-agency investigations
   • Identify external agencies relevant to investigations to inform planning.
   • Negotiate with external agencies to determine scope, direction, capabilities and roles within investigations.
   • Identify investigation objectives and scope to maintain operational focus.
   • Develop investigation plans with identified objectives, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders.
   • Confirm inter-agency agreements to formalise communication channels and promote shared understanding.
   • Address cross-agency enquiries to facilitate coordination.
2. Plan multi-agency budget and resource allocation
   • Identify and document resources required for planning purposes.
   • Identify access strategies to obtain resources available from external agencies.
   • Negotiate with decision makers to access workforce and deployment resources.
   • Develop resource management plan to guide multi-agency investigations.
3. Coordinate agencies in crime investigations
   • Formalise communication channels between agencies to facilitate flow of information during investigation.
   • Formalise command structures, roles and areas of responsibility to facilitate control and coordination of investigations.
   • Implement strategies to ensure consistent approaches during investigations.
   • Inform agencies of their roles, responsibilities and required outcomes to achieve investigative objectives.
   • Manage inter-agency conflicts to achieve investigative objectives.
   • Review resource allocations and usage to maximise benefits and agency accountability.
   • Monitor expenditure and resource usage throughout investigations to maximise investigative objectives.
4. Implement operational security requirements
   • Assess risks to protect individuals, own organisation and external agencies.
   • Identify organisational security requirements for planning purposes.
   • Implement security arrangements to protect multi-agency interests and assets.
   • Monitor and adjust security arrangements to changing circumstances and requirements.
5. Review multi-agency investigation
   • Evaluate inter-agency agreements to identify areas of improvement.
   • Assess outcomes of multi-agency investigations to determine effectiveness.
   • Evaluate flow of information to identify impacting factors.
   • Identify performance challenges to improve future multi-agency investigations.
   • Communicate review findings to stakeholders.
6. Plan multi-agency investigations
   • Identify external agencies relevant to investigations to inform planning.
   • Negotiate with external agencies to determine scope, direction, capabilities and roles within investigations.
   • Identify investigation objectives and scope to maintain operational focus.
   • Develop investigation plans with identified objectives, roles and responsibilities of stakeholders.
   • Confirm inter-agency agreements to formalise communication channels and promote shared understanding.
   • Address cross-agency enquiries to facilitate coordination.
7. Plan multi-agency budget and resource allocation
   • Identify and document resources required for planning purposes.
   • Identify access strategies to obtain resources available from external agencies.
   • Negotiate with decision makers to access workforce and deployment resources.
   • Develop resource management plan to guide multi-agency investigations.
8. Coordinate agencies in crime investigations
   • Formalise communication channels between agencies to facilitate flow of information during investigation.
   • Formalise command structures, roles and areas of responsibility to facilitate control and coordination of investigations.
   • Implement strategies to ensure consistent approaches during investigations.
   • Inform agencies of their roles, responsibilities and required outcomes to achieve investigative objectives.
   • Manage inter-agency conflicts to achieve investigative objectives.
   • Review resource allocations and usage to maximise benefits and agency accountability.
   • Monitor expenditure and resource usage throughout investigations to maximise investigative objectives.
9. Implement operational security requirements
   • Assess risks to protect individuals, own organisation and external agencies.
   • Identify organisational security requirements for planning purposes.
   • Implement security arrangements to protect multi-agency interests and assets.
   • Monitor and adjust security arrangements to changing circumstances and requirements.
10. Review multi-agency investigation
    • Evaluate inter-agency agreements to identify areas of improvement.
    • Assess outcomes of multi-agency investigations to determine effectiveness.
    • Evaluate flow of information to identify impacting factors.
    • Identify performance challenges to improve future multi-agency investigations.
    • Communicate review findings to stakeholders.

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.

designing a multi-agency investigation plan(s) for disclosure to partner agencies

negotiating and documenting multi-agency engagement in investigation(s)

accessing multi-agency resources to implement an investigation(s)

communicating with stakeholders and participants in multi-agency investigation using multiple techniques and tools

delivering reports, presentations and plans within a multi-agency context according to multi-agency protocols and procedures

managing multi-agency information (manually and electronically) in a structured manner for access by all cooperating agencies

coordinating multi-agency personnel to complete an investigation, including adjustment methods to accommodate changing circumstances

demonstrating strategic and operational leadership to complete an investigation

managing a multi-agency investigation budget

conducting, constantly reviewing and reporting on a risk analysis of a multi-agency investigation

identifying and resolving issues to prevent the disruption of a multi-agency investigation

planning and organising work in a multi-agency investigation environment

evaluating the effectiveness of a multi-agency investigation

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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.

jurisdictional policies and procedures relating to inter-agency collaboration, agreements, resource sharing, privacy, confidentiality, work health and safety, risk management, information management, human resources, financial planning, case management and human resource management

cross jurisdictional legislation that impacts upon the conduct of investigations

high level leadership theory, principles and techniques

complex decision making theory and methods

duty of care and workplace safety responsibilities

resource management principles

operational security principles and practices

advanced project management methods and techniques

internal auditing principles and methods

risk analysis and management theory and practices

advanced investigation planning theory and methods

advanced interpersonal skills including dispute resolution methodology

opportunities, risks and constraints which may hamper the investigation

risk assessment and management techniques

security classifications and requirements

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