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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Monitor investigation progress
  2. Assess, record and report on investigation status
  3. Evaluate and document recommendations
  4. Monitor investigation progress
  5. Assess, record and report on investigation status
  6. Evaluate and document recommendations

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.

writing and preparing investigation plans, tactical plans, resource bids

managing the organisation’s computer and/or manual information management system

conducting investigations

organising and planning skills, in particular the skills to coordinate crucial and diverse clients, law enforcement providers and stakeholders

managing resources including budgetary, human and physical resources and allocation/access

reasoning and logical analysis, problem-solving and decision-making


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.

the broad law enforcement context and the criminal justice system

organisation’s corporate goals and objectives

legislation relevant to the jurisdiction/s involved in the investigation

jurisdictional and organisational requirements of agencies, clients, and stakeholder

organisation's operational priorities

macro environmental impact upon investigations of serious crime, including government, policy, political, and community interests

access and deployment mechanisms to ensure optimal economy and efficiency in the use of human, physical and financial resources

opportunities, risks and constraint assessment which may hamper the investigation

decision making processes and organisational chain of command

evaluation and auditing processes