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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Review briefs for mention
   • Reconcile briefs against the court list.
   • Evaluate briefs to determine if any remedial action is required.
2. Communicate with stakeholders
   • Engage stakeholders to resolve issues.
   • Document actions undertaken on brief for transparency and recording purposes.
   • Provide assistance and advice to the court regarding management of mentions.
3. Present a case
   • Present circumstances of the case for court's consideration.
   • Tender documentation to support the case.
   • Analyse information critically to formulate arguments for inclusion in submissions.
   • Present submissions to assist court decisions.
   • Assess status of unresolved issues continually throughout proceedings to identify further actions required.
4. Complete mention duties
   • Analyse circumstances of the case to determine need for applications.
   • Submit applications to achieve desired outcome of prosecution.
   • Record issues and court outcomes for future reference.
   • Process briefs for administrative purposes.
   • Communicate with stakeholders to inform them of unresolved issues and outcomes.
   • Analyse conduct of prosecution case critically to identify areas for improvement.
   • Develop recommendations for continuous improvement purposes.
5. Review briefs for mention
   • Reconcile briefs against the court list.
   • Evaluate briefs to determine if any remedial action is required.
6. Communicate with stakeholders
   • Engage stakeholders to resolve issues.
   • Document actions undertaken on brief for transparency and recording purposes.
   • Provide assistance and advice to the court regarding management of mentions.
7. Present a case
   • Present circumstances of the case for court's consideration.
   • Tender documentation to support the case.
   • Analyse information critically to formulate arguments for inclusion in submissions.
   • Present submissions to assist court decisions.
   • Assess status of unresolved issues continually throughout proceedings to identify further actions required.
8. Complete mention duties
   • Analyse circumstances of the case to determine need for applications.
   • Submit applications to achieve desired outcome of prosecution.
   • Record issues and court outcomes for future reference.
   • Process briefs for administrative purposes.
   • Communicate with stakeholders to inform them of unresolved issues and outcomes.
   • Analyse conduct of prosecution case critically to identify areas for improvement.
   • Develop recommendations for continuous improvement 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.

reviewing and processing files and briefs for court purposes

communicating with stakeholders

identifying remedial actions for briefs and files when required

presenting case and tendering documents within court

presenting persuasive and judicial submissions and applications to court

recording actions and outcomes for future reference

developing recommendations for continuous improvement

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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.

current Commonwealth, national, state or territory legislation, jurisdictional policies and procedures which regulate the Rules of Evidence and the judicial process

jurisdictional information management systems and legal databases

stakeholder roles and responsibilities

organisational policy and procedures

legal ethics

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