- NWP315B - Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
NWP315B Mapping and Delivery Guide
Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | NWP315B - Investigate and report on breaches of water industry legislation |
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| Description | This unit of competency describes the outcomes required to investigate breaches of legislation relevant to the water industry, including conducting interviews and preparing reports for use in court proceedings. | ||
| Employability Skills | This unit of competency contains employability skills. | ||
| Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit supports the attainment of skills and knowledge required for staff with a specific responsibility for enforcing Water Industry legislation, including local by-laws and the Water Act. | ||
| Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. |
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| Prerequisites/co-requisites | Not applicable. | ||
| Competency Field | Common | ||
| Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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| Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
| Element: Investigate breach of legislation. |
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| Element: Notify breaches to relevant parties. |
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| Element: Prepare reports and records. |
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Evidence Required
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The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the Performance Criteria, Required Skills and Knowledge, the Range Statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package. | |
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit | The candidate should demonstrate the ability to investigate and report on breaches of legislation relevant to the water industry, including: investigating of breaches of specific legislation as specified by the organisation identifying and reporting faults issuing correct notification of the breach to the offender conducting interviews with offenders and taking notes reporting all evidence to appropriate organisational personnel with recommendations for action. |
Submission Requirements
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Assessment Tasks
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This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level, required for this unit. |
Required skills: solve and manage problems produce concise reports and logs represent and perform duties professionally provide solutions and make decisions use photographic and video cameras use safety equipment and personal protective equipment identify and investigate the source of infiltration and inflows investigate illegal inflows and discharges interpret plans, service diagrams, charts and specifications interpret policies and standard operating procedures communicate with employees and customers manage processes use communication equipment give and receive instructions monitor inflows identify control system faults. |
Required knowledge: investigation processes court protocols relevant by-laws system processes systems operation isolation procedures environmental aspects of systems and infrastructure infiltration and inflow sources illegal inflows and discharges illegal diversions risk management principles rehabilitation and remedial processes safety procedures policies, standard operating procedures and legislation relevant utilities and service bodies communication systems risk factors and potential hazards involved in systems equipment operation, capacity and limitations effects of weather and conditions on infrastructure pipes and fittings pumping and valving systems gravity systems control systems. |
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, if used in the Performance Criteria, is detailed below. Add any essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment depending on the work situation, needs if the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts. | |
Breach of legislation may include: | breach of water restrictions illegal connections disposal of wastewater in excess of licensed amount disposal of non-treated wastewater exceeding pumping license. |
Remedial action may include: | issue of prohibition notice issue of improvement notice issue of suggested action contact trade waste officers. |
Further action may include: | on-the-spot fines issue of 'show cause' notice issue of contact officer details. |
Recording and reporting may be completed: | manually electronically. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist
| Tasks to be observed according to workplace/college/TAFE policy and procedures, relevant legislation and Codes of Practice | Yes | No | Comments/feedback |
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| Identify and investigate breaches of legislation. | |||
| Collect and collate information about breach of legislation according to organisational requirements. | |||
| Issue notification of breach of legislation to subjects according to organisational procedures. | |||
| Interview subjects and recommend remedial action or further action according to organisational procedures. | |||
| Collate interview notes and information. | |||
| Prepare clear and concise reports for use in court proceedings according to stakeholders' and organisational requirements. | |||
| Recommend action according to design specifications and organisational requirements. |
Forms
Assessment Cover Sheet
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