Unit of competency Outline
Date retreived
22/07/2026 9:59 AM AWST
22/07/2026 9:59 AM AWST
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Provide support in Defence administrative law matters
Provide support in Defence administrative law matters
Unit of competency
National Code
DEFDPL004
DEFDPL004
State Code
BBC92
BBC92
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
21/02/2018
Field of Education
090901 - Business And Commercial Law
Original Release Date
21/02/2018
Nominal Hours
0
Description
This unit specifies the skills and knowledge required to research and prepare documents in administrative law matters within a Defence legal environment.It includes planning and preparing support and documents involved in administrative law matters. It also includes researching case history and assisting the instructing legal officer to prepare for administrative inquiry processes.This unit applies to Defence personnel who provide services to support legal practitioners in administrative enquiries and processes under supervision. These services include processing documents and assisting in preparation for administrative inquiries.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.Persons undertaking this unit work mostly independently while part of a team, and perform routine and complex tasks. They work with limited supervision, with identified approval authorities. They apply solutions to a variety of predictable and complex problems, in familiar and unfamiliar contexts.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1 Plan and prepare for the provision of support in administrative law
- 1.1 Receive and act on instructions that require the provision of support in administrative law
- 1.2 Analyse circumstances covered by the instruction and interpret issues
2 Prepare and process documents involved in administrative law matters
- 2.1 Identify, prepare and process documents in accordance with legal practices and organisational procedures
- 2.2 Prepare letters and other required documents and forward to instructing legal officer for review
- 2.3 Identify, prepare and process documents for administrative inquiries and/or other relevant processes
- 2.4 Review information with instructing legal officer and retrieve, copy and despatch identified documents in accordance with legal practices and organisational procedures
- 2.5 Collect and archive post administrative inquiry documents in accordance with organisational procedures, as required
3 Assist instructing legal officer to prepare for administrative inquiries
- 3.1 Identify different administrative inquiries and prepare appropriate files
- 3.2 Discuss file with instructing legal officer and plan work in accordance with critical dates
- 3.3 Canvass availability of legal officers and forward details to instructing legal officer to facilitate engagement that meets task requirements
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Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AVV80 | DEFPL017 | Provide support in administrative law matters | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| OEE52 | DEFDPL030 | Provide support in Defence administrative law matters | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDK2 | DEF40717 | Certificate IV in Defence Paralegal Services | Qualification |