Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
22/07/2026 8:31 AM AWST
22/07/2026 8:31 AM AWST
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Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an ICT environment
Unit of competency
National Code
ICTICT418
ICTICT418
State Code
AUU49
AUU49
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
16/09/2015
Field of Education
020305 - Systems Analysis And Design
Original Release Date
16/09/2015
Nominal Hours
40
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain professional and ethical conduct, as well as to ensure that personal information of stakeholders is handled in a confidential and professional manner when dealing with stakeholders in an information and communications technology (ICT) environment.It applies to ICT personnel who are required to gather information to determine the organisation’s code of ethics, and protect and maintain privacy policies and system security.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Protect intellectual property
- 1.1 Identify current legislation and standards relating to intellectual property and copyright
- 1.2 Investigate current organisational copyright policy
- 1.3 Adhere to organisational policy and current legislation in work practices
2. Contribute to copyright policy
- 2.1 Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisation’s copyright policy and procedures to align with legislation and industry standards
- 2.2 Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders
3. Protect rights of stakeholders
- 3.1 Identify and document the relevance of legislation and standards to organisational outcomes
- 3.2 Investigate and review organisational privacy policy and procedures
- 3.3 Investigate and review organisational code of ethics
- 3.4 Determine the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy
- 3.5 Maintain confidentiality and proprietary rights of stakeholder interests
4. Contribute to privacy policy
- 4.1 Contribute to the creation or updating of the organisational privacy policy and procedures to align with privacy legislation
- 4.2 Distribute new or revised policy and procedures to stakeholders
- 4.3 Implement new work procedures and collect feedback from stakeholders
- 4.4 Ensure the integrity, confidentiality, security and availability of information as required by organisational policy
5. Maintain privacy policy
- 5.1 Review work practices to ensure application of privacy policy and procedures
- 5.2 Maintain the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information as required by organisational privacy policy
- 5.3 Review work practices to ensure system security according to organisational privacy policy
6. Contribute to creation of ethics code
- 6.1 Assist in developing or updating a code of ethics to align with legislation and standards for the organisation
- 6.2 Distribute the new ethics code to stakeholders and collect feedback
- 6.3 Implement new ethical work procedures and collect feedback
- 6.4 Review ethical work practices and feedback to ensure application of the code
7. Maintain ethics code
- 7.1 Perform regular checks to ensure stakeholders understand and are continuing to apply the code of ethics in the workplace
- 7.2 Establish a review and grievance procedure to enable confidential reporting of any ethical issues
- 7.3 Interview and regularly follow up with stakeholders to ensure they are receiving consistent and appropriate service in dealing with the code of ethics
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D7879 | ICAICT418A | Contribute to copyright, ethics and privacy in an IT environment | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBT94 | ICTICT532 | Apply IP, ethics and privacy in ICT environments | Unit of competency |