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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine inspection and monitoring program requirements
   • Determine outputs and performance indicators for programs, and inspection and monitoring responsibilities.
   • Determine strategic, operational, technical, financial and administrative requirements.
   • Undertake operational and procedural assessments for quality improvement.
   • Interpret legislation and regulations and make recommendations on related policies and procedures.
   • Interpret and explain risk management practices, workplace health and safety and environmental requirements to staff in accordance with their needs.
2. Manage and lead inspection and monitoring programs
   • Provide leadership and assist individuals to deliver agreed outputs.
   • Manage inspection and monitoring programs and supervise program performance, resources and expenditure.
   • Develop policy and procedures for dealing with non-compliance through information, development or extension activities and prosecution.
   • Manage compliance programs as required in accordance with set procedures and timelines.
   • Manage implementation of the performance management system for inspection and monitoring staff.
   • Enforce legislative requirements, risk management practices, workplace health and safety and environmental procedures.
3. Manage reporting systems, information and training
   • Manage records management and reporting systems in accordance with performance indicators.
   • Prepare high-level correspondence and advice, submissions and reports.
   • Prepare evidence for legal action under relevant legislation.
   • Monitor inspection and monitoring training and develop and implement initiatives to improve staff performance.
4. Determine inspection and monitoring program requirements
   • Determine outputs and performance indicators for programs, and inspection and monitoring responsibilities.
   • Determine strategic, operational, technical, financial and administrative requirements.
   • Undertake operational and procedural assessments for quality improvement.
   • Interpret legislation and regulations and make recommendations on related policies and procedures.
   • Interpret and explain risk management practices, workplace health and safety and environmental requirements to staff in accordance with their needs.
5. Manage and lead inspection and monitoring programs
   • Provide leadership and assist individuals to deliver agreed outputs.
   • Manage inspection and monitoring programs and supervise program performance, resources and expenditure.
   • Develop policy and procedures for dealing with non-compliance through information, development or extension activities and prosecution.
   • Manage compliance programs as required in accordance with set procedures and timelines.
   • Manage implementation of the performance management system for inspection and monitoring staff.
   • Enforce legislative requirements, risk management practices, workplace health and safety and environmental procedures.
6. Manage reporting systems, information and training
   • Manage records management and reporting systems in accordance with performance indicators.
   • Prepare high-level correspondence and advice, submissions and reports.
   • Prepare evidence for legal action under relevant legislation.
   • Monitor inspection and monitoring training and develop and implement initiatives to improve staff performance.

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.

demonstrating leadership and performance management in the context of inspection and monitoring

undertaking risk management and problem-solving

communicating with a diverse range of clients and staff

writing reports, submissions and Ministerial correspondence, requiring discretion and judgment to determine content and style audience approach

dealing with referrals from other staff on matters that are more difficult, or of potential interest to external parties including the media, public or political parties

using computers for word processing and records management

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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.

interpretation, application, evaluation and review of enabling legislation and regulations

performance and procedural assessment strategies

performance indicators

organisational policy and procedures

inspection procedures

monitoring procedures

responses to complex/serious non compliance

elements of an offence

rules of evidence

workplace and industry environment

public sector legislation, including WHS, environment, privacy

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