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Evidence Guide: PSPCRT003 - Manage witnesses

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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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PSPCRT003 - Manage witnesses

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

Facilitate court appearances of witnesses

  1. Apply requirements regarding presence of witnesses according to for the type of proceeding.
  2. Identify witnesses and provide details to the court.
  3. Record witness details and report non-appearances.
  4. Call witnesses, escort them to the witness box and swear in, if required.
  5. Provide appropriate screening or audio-visual link for witnesses who are apprehensive of giving evidence in front of an accused, at the direction of the presiding official.
  6. Complete administrative duties relating to witness appearances.
Apply requirements regarding presence of witnesses according to for the type of proceeding.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify witnesses and provide details to the court.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record witness details and report non-appearances.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call witnesses, escort them to the witness box and swear in, if required.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide appropriate screening or audio-visual link for witnesses who are apprehensive of giving evidence in front of an accused, at the direction of the presiding official.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete administrative duties relating to witness appearances.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain the integrity of court proceedings in a remote witness room

  1. Prepare witness room and equipment.
  2. Position witness and other authorised persons so they are visible and clearly audible to the court.
  3. Maintain security of witnesses, witness rooms and exhibits and report any attempted security breach to the court.
  4. Perform functions in the witness room according to set role.
  5. Deliver witnesses at the end of the evidence and examination into the care of a responsible person and return exhibits.
Prepare witness room and equipment.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position witness and other authorised persons so they are visible and clearly audible to the court.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain security of witnesses, witness rooms and exhibits and report any attempted security breach to the court.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform functions in the witness room according to set role.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliver witnesses at the end of the evidence and examination into the care of a responsible person and return exhibits.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Facilitate court appearances of witnesses

  1. Apply requirements regarding presence of witnesses according to for the type of proceeding.
  2. Identify witnesses and provide details to the court.
  3. Record witness details and report non-appearances.
  4. Call witnesses, escort them to the witness box and swear in, if required.
  5. Provide appropriate screening or audio-visual link for witnesses who are apprehensive of giving evidence in front of an accused, at the direction of the presiding official.
  6. Complete administrative duties relating to witness appearances.
Apply requirements regarding presence of witnesses according to for the type of proceeding.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Identify witnesses and provide details to the court.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Record witness details and report non-appearances.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Call witnesses, escort them to the witness box and swear in, if required.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provide appropriate screening or audio-visual link for witnesses who are apprehensive of giving evidence in front of an accused, at the direction of the presiding official.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Complete administrative duties relating to witness appearances.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain the integrity of court proceedings in a remote witness room

  1. Prepare witness room and equipment.
  2. Position witness and other authorised persons so they are visible and clearly audible to the court.
  3. Maintain security of witnesses, witness rooms and exhibits and report any attempted security breach to the court.
  4. Perform functions in the witness room according to set role.
  5. Deliver witnesses at the end of the evidence and examination into the care of a responsible person and return exhibits.
Prepare witness room and equipment.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Position witness and other authorised persons so they are visible and clearly audible to the court.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintain security of witnesses, witness rooms and exhibits and report any attempted security breach to the court.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Perform functions in the witness room according to set role.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deliver witnesses at the end of the evidence and examination into the care of a responsible person and return exhibits.

Completed
Date:

Teacher:		 Evidence:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions section.

1. Facilitate court appearances of witnesses

1.1 Apply requirements regarding presence of witnesses according to for the type of proceeding.

1.2 Identify witnesses and provide details to the court.

1.3 Record witness details and report non-appearances.

1.4 Call witnesses, escort them to the witness box and swear in, if required.

1.5 Provide appropriate screening or audio-visual link for witnesses who are apprehensive of giving evidence in front of an accused, at the direction of the presiding official.

1.6 Complete administrative duties relating to witness appearances.

2. Maintain the integrity of court proceedings in a remote witness room

2.1 Prepare witness room and equipment.

2.2 Position witness and other authorised persons so they are visible and clearly audible to the court.

2.3 Maintain security of witnesses, witness rooms and exhibits and report any attempted security breach to the court.

2.4 Perform functions in the witness room according to set role.

2.5 Deliver witnesses at the end of the evidence and examination into the care of a responsible person and return exhibits.

Required Skills and Knowledge

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. Facilitate court appearances of witnesses

1.1 Apply requirements regarding presence of witnesses according to for the type of proceeding.

1.2 Identify witnesses and provide details to the court.

1.3 Record witness details and report non-appearances.

1.4 Call witnesses, escort them to the witness box and swear in, if required.

1.5 Provide appropriate screening or audio-visual link for witnesses who are apprehensive of giving evidence in front of an accused, at the direction of the presiding official.

1.6 Complete administrative duties relating to witness appearances.

2. Maintain the integrity of court proceedings in a remote witness room

2.1 Prepare witness room and equipment.

2.2 Position witness and other authorised persons so they are visible and clearly audible to the court.

2.3 Maintain security of witnesses, witness rooms and exhibits and report any attempted security breach to the court.

2.4 Perform functions in the witness room according to set role.

2.5 Deliver witnesses at the end of the evidence and examination into the care of a responsible person and return exhibits.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least one occasion:

applying legislation, rules, practices and procedures of the court environment

making oral presentations to call witnesses and administer oaths and affirmations

eliciting witness information

dealing effectively with legal representatives and judge's associates

completing court forms

operating court technology

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.

types of proceedings

role and function of sheriff's officer or court officer in relation to witnesses giving evidence in person and via audio-visual link

legislative requirements of witnesses

court and standard operating procedures and protocols relating to witnesses

documentary and administrative requirements relating to witnesses appearing in court

ethical work practices