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Evidence Guide: DEFDPL012 - Work in a public service legal environment

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Tips for gathering evidence to demonstrate your skills

The important thing to remember when gathering evidence is that the more evidence the better - that is, the more evidence you gather to demonstrate your skills, the more confident an assessor can be that you have learned the skills not just at one point in time, but are continuing to apply and develop those skills (as opposed to just learning for the test!). Furthermore, one piece of evidence that you collect will not usualy demonstrate all the required criteria for a unit of competency, whereas multiple overlapping pieces of evidence will usually do the trick!

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DEFDPL012 - Work in a public service legal environment

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Provide legal support

  1. Keep paperwork up to date and report on the progress of matter to stakeholders under guidance of the instructing legal officer
  2. Conflicts of interest or potential conflict of interest for the matter are checked and referred to the instructing legal officer
  3. Treat clients and colleagues with respect and behave with honesty and integrity at all times
  4. Ensure all files are appropriately stored and secured
Keep paperwork up to date and report on the progress of matter to stakeholders under guidance of the instructing legal officer

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Conflicts of interest or potential conflict of interest for the matter are checked and referred to the instructing legal officer

Completed
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Treat clients and colleagues with respect and behave with honesty and integrity at all times

Completed
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Ensure all files are appropriately stored and secured

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Maintain confidentiality

  1. Ensure information is protected
  2. Use discretion and judgement in all communication
  3. Ensure that legal matters are only discussed within the confines of the practice and with appropriate personnel
Ensure information is protected

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Use discretion and judgement in all communication

Completed
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Ensure that legal matters are only discussed within the confines of the practice and with appropriate personnel

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Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication

  1. Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication
  2. Spell and pronounce legal terminology correctly and in the appropriate context when completing work tasks
Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication

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Spell and pronounce legal terminology correctly and in the appropriate context when completing work tasks

Completed
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Assessed

Teacher: ___________________________________ Date: _________

Signature: ________________________________________________

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Provide legal support

1.1

Keep paperwork up to date and report on the progress of matter to stakeholders under guidance of the instructing legal officer

1.2

Conflicts of interest or potential conflict of interest for the matter are checked and referred to the instructing legal officer

1.3

Treat clients and colleagues with respect and behave with honesty and integrity at all times

1.4

Ensure all files are appropriately stored and secured

2

Maintain confidentiality

2.1

Ensure information is protected

2.2

Use discretion and judgement in all communication

2.3

Ensure that legal matters are only discussed within the confines of the practice and with appropriate personnel

3

Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication

3.1

Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication

3.2

Spell and pronounce legal terminology correctly and in the appropriate context when completing work tasks

Required Skills and Knowledge

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Provide legal support

1.1

Keep paperwork up to date and report on the progress of matter to stakeholders under guidance of the instructing legal officer

1.2

Conflicts of interest or potential conflict of interest for the matter are checked and referred to the instructing legal officer

1.3

Treat clients and colleagues with respect and behave with honesty and integrity at all times

1.4

Ensure all files are appropriately stored and secured

2

Maintain confidentiality

2.1

Ensure information is protected

2.2

Use discretion and judgement in all communication

2.3

Ensure that legal matters are only discussed within the confines of the practice and with appropriate personnel

3

Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication

3.1

Use appropriate legal terminology in all communication

3.2

Spell and pronounce legal terminology correctly and in the appropriate context when completing work tasks

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:

analysing information to determine status and reliability

assisting instructing legal officer to prepare for trial and service discipline proceedings

communicating effectively and logically on legal matters

effectively following written and oral instructions in the preparation of briefs

planning and preparing for the provision of support in criminal law matters

preparing and processing documents involved in criminal law matters

preparing legal documents in accordance with identified processes

preparing summaries of cases in accordance with identified processes undertaking trial/tribunal and post trial/tribunal administration

undertaking research to support instructing legal officer.

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:

criminal law matters and service discipline proceedings

Defence Force Discipline Act (DFDA) and related legislation

relationship between trials and tribunals and their impacts

relevant legal practices and procedures

relevant legal process, documents and exhibits, legislation and sections, and stages involved in the legal process

relevant legal terminology and its use in accordance with organisation procedures

relevant legislation and policies, which must include one or more of the following:

Defence Security Manual (DSM)

Privacy Act

Archives Act

Defence Records Management Policy Manual (POLMAN)

work health safety (WHS) legislation

Public Governance and Accountability (PGPA) legislation

the Australian Public Service values and code of conduct

the summary hearing/court/tribunal process

trials and service discipline proceedings.

Range Statement

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

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