This unit applies to officers who administer legislation and involves the provision of both support and advice to landholders to ensure compliance within enterprise guidelines or legislative requirements.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Establish procedures to identify infestations and location

1.1. Monitoring program identifies infestations in contravention of existing legislation.

1.2. Procedures to establish land ownership and responsibilities of all parties are established in line with State legislation.

1.3. Procedures to contact landowners and notify of infestation and control requirements are prepared consistent with enterprise and regulatory guidelines.

1.4. Policies detailing right of entry in communicating with landowners are explained clearly to relevant workers.

1.5. Record keeping documents are in line with agency policies.

2. Administer the implementation of ruling legislation

2.1. Procedures for the serving of notices complying with relevant legislation and regulations and agency policy are prepared and implemented.

2.2. Guidelines on the collection of evidence and reporting of findings are prepared and implemented in accordance with legislation or legal advice where appropriate.

2.3. Pest management advice is provided to landholders consistent with enterprise guidelines and legislative requirements.

2.4. Enterprise policy providing assistance and advice to landholders in the implementation of pest management programs is established.

2.5. Evidence and findings are collated for presentation in court or to legal representatives following enterprise policy.

Required skills

establish procedures to identify infestations and location

administer the implementation of ruling legislation

use literacy skills to fulfil job roles as required by the organisation. The level of skill may range from reading and understanding documentation to completion of written reports

use oral communication skills/language competence to fulfil the job role as specified by the organisation including questioning, active listening, asking for clarification, negotiating solutions and responding to a range of views

use numeracy skills to estimate, calculate and record complex workplace measures

use interpersonal skills to work with others and relate to people from a range of cultural, social and religious backgrounds and with a range of physical and mental abilities.

Required knowledge

relevant commonwealth, state and local legislation and regulations

pest control treatments relating to pests dealt with under legislation and regulation

integrated pest management principles

legislation relating to gathering and presentation of evidence

conflict resolution

group skills relating to presentation of advice

record keeping systems

time management for self and others

protection of the environment

use of pest control agents

ecological and production systems

policy and procedure development

presenting evidence in court.

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

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

The evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit must be relevant to workplace operations and satisfy holistically all of the requirements of the performance criteria and required skills and knowledge and include achievement of the following:

establish ownership and contact parties where legislation is contravened for control of pests

serve notices for failing to comply with relevant legislation and regulations

provide pest management advice to landholders

follow guidelines to collect evidence for court proceedings.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Competency requires the application of work practices under work conditions. Selection and use of resources for some worksites may differ due to the regional or enterprise circumstances.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole.

Legislation covered in this standard may include:

State Noxious Weeds Acts

Clean Water Acts

Local Authority regulations

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS).

the standard covers pest situations for weeds and vertebrate pests of crops, pastures, rangelands, native vegetation and waterways.

Practices include:

those relating to pest management and pesticide use.

Responsibilities include:

the process of administering legislation and the provision of both support and advice to landholders to ensure compliance within enterprise guidelines or legislative requirements.

Unit sector

Pest management

This unit contains employability skills.