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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required Skills

apply occupational health and safety OHS principles

communicate orally with stakeholders

handle exhibits and preserve continuity of evidence

interpret results and findings

make decisions relevant to forensic investigation contexts

manage resources

solve problems in relation to forensic investigation contexts

work effectively with a range of practitioners

write clear and unambiguous reports

Required Knowledge

legislative policy procedural and quality system requirements for the collection preservation security continuity receipt and disposal of evidence

range of services available to assist laboratory examination and interpretation of physical evidence

role and functions of forensic discipline specialists in the laboratory examination of physical evidence

OHS practices to be followed when handling physical evidence

Evidence Required

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Assessment must confirm the ability to

maximise the potential evidentiary value of physical evidence collected

Consistency in performance

Competency should be demonstrated over time and across a range of workplace andor simulated situations

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Context of assessment

Competency should be assessed in the workplace and in a simulated workplace environment

Specific resources for assessment

Access is required to

legislation policy procedures and protocols relating to gathering and managing evidence

case studies computergenerated and workplace scenarios to capture the range of situations likely to occur for which evidence needs to be gathered and managed

Guidance information for assessment

Assessment methods suitable for valid and reliable assessment of this unit may include a combination of

authenticated evidence from the workplace

Range Statement

Data may include:	Control charts Graphs Observations Results of surveys Tables Tests and measurements
Agency guidelines may include:	Methods and procedures manuals Quality system requirements
Physical evidence includes:	Biological tissue Bite marks Blood stain analysis Clothing Documents Factual evidence which embraces any and all objects, gross or microscopic in size, living or inanimate, solid, liquid or gas including the relationship between all such objects Fibres Fingerprints Fire debris Paint Shoe marks Tool marks Tyre marks Vehicle examinations
Specialist practitioners may include:	Emergency services personnel Forensic scientists Industry specialists Police
Packaging and storing physical evidence may include:	Drying of wet exhibits Exhibit labels Packaging medium Physical nature of exhibit Storage temperature Tamper evident seals