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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Assess the need for public policy development or review
   • Identify events, issues or government policies likely to lead to changes to public policy.
   • Identify and prioritise the likely implications and impact of factors that might require public policy development in consultation with stakeholders.
   • Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised public policy that includes a scan of both internal and external environments, checks related policies for context and identifies other public policy likely to be impacted.
   • Recommend priority areas for public policy development or review.
   • Confirm the need for public policy development or review and detail supporting evidence.
2. Plan public policy development process
   • Confirm the approving authority.
   • Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address them in policy development planning.
   • Develop a policy development plan outlining public policy requirements.
3. Gather and analyse information for public policy development
   • Identify and engage stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a public policy network.
   • Gather, analyse and interpret information required.
   • Determine and apply an analytical framework.
4. Determine public policy direction
   • Obtain strategic input from high-level staff.
   • Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.
   • Determine risk treatments and identify a preferred public policy option.
   • Obtain approvals and endorsements.
5. Draft public policy
   • Draft public policy using a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and redrafting.
   • Implement risk management processes to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.
   • Develop an implementation plan that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, and initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.
   • Develop mechanisms for monitoring compliance with the policy, quality assurance of the policy, and for evaluation of the policy.
   • Develop the policy.
6. Release and promote public policy
   • Obtain agreement and clearance for public policy through required channels, and with critical stakeholders.
   • Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage issues from dissenting stakeholders.
   • Release and promote the policy.
   • Provide advice to those affected by policy changes.
7. Assess the need for public policy development or review
   • Identify events, issues or government policies likely to lead to changes to public policy.
   • Identify and prioritise the likely implications and impact of factors that might require public policy development in consultation with stakeholders.
   • Conduct a critical analysis of the need for new or revised public policy that includes a scan of both internal and external environments, checks related policies for context and identifies other public policy likely to be impacted.
   • Recommend priority areas for public policy development or review.
   • Confirm the need for public policy development or review and detail supporting evidence.
8. Plan public policy development process
   • Confirm the approving authority.
   • Identify and analyse issues likely to impact on the policy development process and address them in policy development planning.
   • Develop a policy development plan outlining public policy requirements.
9. Gather and analyse information for public policy development
   • Identify and engage stakeholders through the establishment and maintenance of a public policy network.
   • Gather, analyse and interpret information required.
   • Determine and apply an analytical framework.
10. Determine public policy direction
    • Obtain strategic input from high-level staff.
    • Develop a range of policy options and criteria for choice and communicate to those responsible for selecting the policy direction.
    • Determine risk treatments and identify a preferred public policy option.
    • Obtain approvals and endorsements.
11. Draft public policy
    • Draft public policy using a cyclical process of consultation, feedback, identification of changes and redrafting.
    • Implement risk management processes to ensure progress against the timeframe and milestones.
    • Develop an implementation plan that details responsibilities for implementation and strategies for transition, change management, and initial and ongoing training and maintenance of the policy.
    • Develop mechanisms for monitoring compliance with the policy, quality assurance of the policy, and for evaluation of the policy.
    • Develop the policy.
12. Release and promote public policy
    • Obtain agreement and clearance for public policy through required channels, and with critical stakeholders.
    • Ensure all stakeholders, particularly those who will be responsible for implementing the new or revised policy, are informed of the outcomes, and manage issues from dissenting stakeholders.
    • Release and promote the policy.
    • Provide advice to those affected by policy changes.

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 evaluating complex and formal documents researching, analysing and presenting information

preparing written reports

consulting on and validating policy

dealing with different points of view and dissenting stakeholders

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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.

policy development processes and practices in the public sector

current policies underpinning the work area

government procedures and protocols

public sector code/s of ethics and code/s of conduct

principles of community engagement in policy development

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