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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Ensure goods comply with import/export restriction and/or prohibition
   • Goods subject to prohibitions and/or restrictions are correctly identified
   • Type and requirement of prohibition and/or restriction is correctly identified
   • Goods and commodities subject to prohibition and/or restriction are assessed for compliance under the relevant restriction/ permit requirement
2. Facilitate gaining of permits
   • Implications and expectations of special permits are clearly communicated to clients
   • Applications are reviewed at client request to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and client requirements
   • Problems arising with permit applications are identified and addressed in accordance with relevant legislation, regulations and workplace policies and procedures
   • Negotiations and discussions are entered into with clients and relevant personnel from permit issuing authorities as required to facilitate issuing of permits
   • Application and permit documentation is lodged in accordance with relevant regulatory and workplace requirements
   • Application processing is followed up as required

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

completing documentation related to work activities accurately identifying goods, consignors or consignments subject to import and/or export permit and/or restrictions identifying, interpreting and learning new skills and knowledge required for implementing developments about permit requirements identifying type of restrictions and /or permits identifying valid permits interpreting and following operational instructions and prioritising work planning and organising work activities when applying permit requirements reading and correctly interpreting appropriate Acts and regulations reading and interpreting relevant instructions, procedures and information selecting and using relevant sources of information when applying permit requirements solving problems that may arise when applying permit requirements verifying goods/consignments meet requirements of permit and/or import restriction.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

Australian Dangerous Goods (ADG) Code and relevant wildlife conservation quarantine or other legislative requirements Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency Imported Food Inspection Scheme (IFIS) National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) other relevant national and state/territory regulatory requirements and codes of practice problems that may occur when applying for permit requirements and appropriate action that can be taken to resolve these problems relevant Acts and regulations: biosecurity and other legislation relevant to applying for permits Commerce (Imports) Regulations 1940 Commerce (Trade Descriptions) Act 1905 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) listings Copyright Act 1968 Current Australian Customs Act Customs (Prohibited Exports) Regulations 1958 Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956 Trade Marks Act 1995 relevant commonwealth and state/territory government departments relevant database systems relevant permit procedures and guidelines steps involved in planning work activities Therapeutic Goods Administration Wine Australia workplace procedures and policies for applying permit requirements.

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