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Inspect for legislative compliance

Inspect for legislative compliance

Unit of competency
National Code
PUAFIR510
State Code
OAY50
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
16/07/2019
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
26/02/2020
Field of Education
080399 - Business And Management, N.e.c.
Original Release Date
26/02/2020
Nominal Hours
100
Description
This unit of competency involves the skills and knowledge required to detect legislative and/or regulatory non-compliance and breaches and/or risks to the public or the environment through routine and/or non-routine inspections. It includes determining the requirements for inspections, conducing inspections, determining appropriate actions to achieve legislative compliance and preparing reports to fire services and other appropriate authorities.The unit is applicable to personnel authorised by their organisation to inspect sites and/or areas for legislative non-compliance breaches within the organisation's legislative provision. This may include assisting owners and/or occupiers to detect legislative non-compliance, responding to complaints from the public and acting to minimise risks to the public and/or the environment.The fire sector is those sections of government departments, statutory authorities or organisations that have responsibility under jurisdictional arrangements for the delivery of firefighting and fire management services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Determine requirements for inspection
  • 1.1 Need for inspection is identified
  • 1.2 Scope of inspection is determined, based on legislative provisions and organisational requirements
  • 1.3 Power of entry is determined, in accordance with legislative provisions and organisational procedures
2 Conduct inspection
  • 2.1 Designated areas to be inspected are identified and defined within scope of inspection
  • 2.2 Inspection is conducted, in accordance with organisational policies and procedures and regulatory requirements
  • 2.3 Non-compliance and possible breaches are detected and recorded, in accordance with organisational procedures, requirements and legislation
3 Determine appropriate action to achieve legislativecompliance
  • 3.1 Consultation is sought with relevant persons, in accordance with organisational procedures, to facilitate resolution of non-compliance
  • 3.2 Options for action are identified that will enable compliance to be achieved
  • 3.3 Corrective action plan to achieve compliance is developed as a result of consultation
  • 3.4 Action is undertaken to achieve compliance
4 Prepare report
  • 4.1 Inspection report is compiled and submitted
  • 4.2 Details of offences or breaches are recorded and recommended actions are submitted to appropriate personnel, in accordance with organisational procedures
  • 4.3 Infringement notices are initiated and processed, and offences are reported, in accordance with organisational procedures
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State Code National Code Title Type
WG153 PUAFIR510B Inspect for legislative compliance Unit of competency