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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Collect information
   • Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.
   • Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.
   • Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.
   • Select collection techniques to obtain required information.
   • Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.
2. Protect the integrity and security of information
   • Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.
   • Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.
3. Collate information
   • Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.
   • Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.
   • Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.
4. Evaluate information
   • Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.
   • Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.
   • Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.
   • Identify information gaps to collect further information.
5. Analyse and interpret information
   • Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.
   • Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.
   • Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.
   • Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.
6. Collect information
   • Identify avenues of enquiry to facilitate collection of information.
   • Establish information channels to maximise the availability of information at all stages of the investigation.
   • Communicate information requirements to stakeholders to facilitate collection.
   • Select collection techniques to obtain required information.
   • Record collected information for the purpose of accessibility and retrievability.
7. Protect the integrity and security of information
   • Assess risk to identify whether information/sources could be compromised.
   • Secure integrity of information to mitigate risk and prevent unauthorised access.
8. Collate information
   • Use collation methods relevant to investigation to facilitate interpretation.
   • Evaluate the effectiveness of collation methods.
   • Amend collation methods to improve accessibility, interpretability and retrievability of information.
9. Evaluate information
   • Assess origin of information to determine reliability and validity and identify associated risks.
   • Assess information continually to determine investigative relevance, reliability and validity.
   • Record information collected within investigation for archiving purposes.
   • Identify information gaps to collect further information.
10. Analyse and interpret information
    • Evaluate consistency of interpretations by comparing interpretations with available information.
    • Evaluate evidence to determine probative weight.
    • Interpret evidence and information to identify investigative activities.
    • Develop recommendations to provide direction to and further inform the investigation.

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.

reading and analysing complex information from a range of sources

collecting information through the application of collection techniques

communicating with stakeholders to facilitate collection

recording information using information management systems, with consideration of security and risk

collating information to facilitate analysis through the application of collation methods

evaluating information to determine credibility, reliability, validity and relevance

identifying information gaps, invalid or irrelevant information

interpreting information to identify investigative actions and develop recommendations

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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.

information security and classifications

freedom of information and privacy legislation

information analysis and interpretation techniques

jurisdictional policies and procedures related to information gathering, recording and dissemination

jurisdictional information management systems, including digital evidence management

information collection techniques and methods

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