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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Identify issues relevant to the organisation’s jurisdiction
   • Confirm jurisdictional boundaries and powers.
   • Carry out identification of defined areas.
   • Identify issues relating to workers, work environment and/or public.
2. Assess workplace for non-compliance
   • Assess and prioritise issues relating to workers, public and/or work environment against legislative requirements.
   • Identify, assess and record non-compliance and possible breaches.
   • Refer any issues beyond own level of competence to the appropriate sources for follow-up action.
3. Advise on control measures
   • Identify a range of control measures having regard to current standards.
   • Determine a practicable solution to achieve compliance.
4. Implement compliance activity
   • Implement compliance activity.
   • Evaluate effectiveness of selected compliance activity and report.
5. Identify issues relevant to the organisation’s jurisdiction
   • Confirm jurisdictional boundaries and powers.
   • Carry out identification of defined areas.
   • Identify issues relating to workers, work environment and/or public.
6. Assess workplace for non-compliance
   • Assess and prioritise issues relating to workers, public and/or work environment against legislative requirements.
   • Identify, assess and record non-compliance and possible breaches.
   • Refer any issues beyond own level of competence to the appropriate sources for follow-up action.
7. Advise on control measures
   • Identify a range of control measures having regard to current standards.
   • Determine a practicable solution to achieve compliance.
8. Implement compliance activity
   • Implement compliance activity.
   • Evaluate effectiveness of selected compliance activity and report.

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.

engaging in communication to provide advice on legislation relevant to compliance, using complex exchanges of oral information

interpreting, analysing and explaining complex and formal documents, including legislation and its application to clients’ situations

using mediation and/or negotiation

undertaking conflict resolution

using analysis to interpret test results

using equipment and technology

evaluating workplace legislative compliance in 3 or more contexts or on 3 or more occasions

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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.

principal legislation, including work health and safety, workers compensation, injury management and workplace relations

performance standard in the legislation

impact of hazards and/or issues on persons

strengths and weaknesses of possible control measures and the reasons for choosing practicable solution

industry practices

organisational policies and procedures related to compliance activities

principles of risk management, including hierarchy of controls

technical features associated with hazards and potential risks as these relate to jurisdictional issues

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