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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Confirm delegation
   • Access and use current information relating to enabling legislation, standards, instructions and delegated authority to maintain up to date knowledge of requirements.
   • Confirm delegation provided under legislation and the boundaries of that authority.
   • Identify and confirm rights, responsibilities and accountabilities under the delegation.
   • Confirm all levels of authority under the delegation with management and staff to ensure referrals as limits of authority are reached.
2. Apply other legislation, policies and instructions
   • Identify other legislation, policies or instructions that impact on authority under a delegation and confirm these requirements.
   • Resolve or refer apparently conflicting legislative directions.
3. Exercise delegations
   • Document decisions and keep records to provide audit information of delegated authority exercised.
   • Identify circumstances requiring the exercise of delegations that are outside own limits and obtain approvals.
   • Identify risks associated with the exercise of delegations and strategies to manage risks.
4. Confirm delegation
   • Access and use current information relating to enabling legislation, standards, instructions and delegated authority to maintain up to date knowledge of requirements.
   • Confirm delegation provided under legislation and the boundaries of that authority.
   • Identify and confirm rights, responsibilities and accountabilities under the delegation.
   • Confirm all levels of authority under the delegation with management and staff to ensure referrals as limits of authority are reached.
5. Apply other legislation, policies and instructions
   • Identify other legislation, policies or instructions that impact on authority under a delegation and confirm these requirements.
   • Resolve or refer apparently conflicting legislative directions.
6. Exercise delegations
   • Document decisions and keep records to provide audit information of delegated authority exercised.
   • Identify circumstances requiring the exercise of delegations that are outside own limits and obtain approvals.
   • Identify risks associated with the exercise of delegations and strategies to manage risks.

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.

applying legislation, regulations and policies relating to delegations

using information technology to access relevant legislation and procedures

reading complex written materials, including legislation, instructions, and standards, and applying them to work practices

scanning techniques to locate main ideas in legislation, policy documents and instructions

using questioning strategies to clarify understanding

using communication strategies involving exchanges of often complex oral information

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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.

public sector legislation including WHS and environment, regulations, policies, procedures and guidelines relating to delegations

the range of delegations applicable in the public sector

instructions and standards relating to delegations

organisational structure and levels of authority/delegations

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