Application
This unit describes the skills required to encourage colleagues in the workplace to comply with legislation. It includes assisting others to comply with legislative requirements, and taking action on non-compliance.
This unit applies to those working in generalist or specialist work activities where they need to identify, understand and comply with the legislative environment within which they work.
The skills and knowledge described in this unit must be applied within the legislative, regulatory and policy environment in which they are carried out. Organisational policies and procedures must be consulted and adhered to.
Those undertaking this unit may be working independently with some supervisory responsibilities while performing complex tasks in familiar contexts.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENTS | PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section. |
1. Assist others to comply with legislative requirements | 1.1 Maintain knowledge of the range of legislation and guidelines relating to the public sector workplace to ensure currency. 1.2 Confirm and convey to others the way various pieces of legislation are integrated to provide a legislative framework and the key requirements of each piece of legislation. 1.3 Use own work practices and procedures to provide a consistent model of compliance with legislative requirements. 1.4 Identify and convey to others the consequences of non-compliance with public sector legislation. 1.5 Assist others to locate and access information on legislation and guidelines and to identify and obtain advice on conflicting legislative requirements. |
2. Act on non- compliance | 2.1 Identify actions that might constitute breaches of legislation and discuss with others. 2.2 Act upon possible breaches of legislation or refer promptly to an authorised person. 2.3 Report and address inadequacies in workplace procedures which contribute to non-compliance. |
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. The candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion.
accessing and reading complex and formal documents
administering legislative requirements
exercising discretion
communicating with others involving exchanges of complex oral and/or written information
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.
the range of legislation relating to the public sector
public sector codes of ethics and/or conduct
consequences of non-compliance
procedures for acting on and reporting possible breaches of legislation
Assessment Conditions
This unit contains no specific industry-mandated assessment conditions. Guidance on suggested and recommended conditions and methods can be found in the Implementation Guide.
Assessors must satisfy the NVR/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors.
Foundation Skills
The foundation skills demands of this unit have been mapped for alignment with the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF). The following tables outline the performance levels indicated for successful attainment of the unit.
Further information on ACSF and the foundation skills underpinning this unit can be found in the Foundation Skills Guide on the GSA website.
Competency Field
Legislation and compliance