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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Develop a plan for the coordination of a multi-discipline forensic investigation
   • Aims, objectives and issues regarding the investigation are identified and documented
   • Disciplines required for the investigation are identified and the scope of their involvement determined
   • Cross-discipline and organisational issues are identified and incorporated into the plan
   • The investigation plan developed is flexible to accommodate new information and evidence issues which may arise
2. Coordinate resources
   • Resource requirements from each discipline are identified and negotiated to facilitate the formation of a team
   • Negotiated tasks from the investigation plan are formally allocated to each area and or personnel
   • Expenditure and resource usage is monitored through the investigation to ensure accountability and optimum use of resources
3. Co-ordinate disciplines during the investigation
   • Formal communication channels with disciplines are introduced to facilitate effective information flow
   • Regular briefings are conducted and documented to monitor progress of the investigation
   • Feedback from the disciplines is encouraged, assessed and acted upon, and where necessary, the direction of the investigation changed

Required Skills

This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit

Required Skills

oral communication and liaison listening establishing rapport public relations negotiation conflict resolution feedback written communication organisation and planning resource management including budgetary human and physical resources and allocationaccess logical analysis problem solving and decision making

Required Knowledge

government and policy environments within which operations will be managed different types of criminal activity and their elements eg general crime theft burglary assault drugs fraud embezzlement homicide etc available resources which may need to be deployed to support the investigation security issues and classifications all applicable laws policy and procedures pertaining to the conduct of forensic investigations with the organisational environment forensic investigation principles and case management systems and the range of contexts in which these can be applied potential application and limitations of forensic investigative techniques court procedures and evidentiary requirements

Evidence Required

Not applicable

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Range Statement

The Range Statement relates to the Unit of Competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording in the Performance Criteria is detailed below.
Multi-discipline include	disciplines internal to the agency and disciplines external to the agency such as fire gas and electricity authorities external analytical laboratories and other agencies providing forensic services
Formally means	documented request which places responsibility for the task and taskings on that area or person
Briefings may be	formal or informal and may be written or verbal

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