NZQA registered unit standard
28486 version 1
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Title
Explain the protection of information in intelligence
Level
3
Credits
8
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
explain classified and sensitive information; and
–
explain principles for handling and storing classified and
sensitive information.
Classification
Compliance and Law Enforcement > Intelligence Analysis
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Performance in relation to the outcomes and evidence requirements must comply
with current legislation, policies and procedures, including:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Official Information Act 1982;
Privacy Act 1993;
Public Records Act 2005; and all subsequent amendments and replacements;
The State Services Code of Conduct, Standards of Integrity and Conduct (available
from http://www.ssc.govt.nz) and/or any other agency-specific code or codes of
conduct and/or ethics;
It is important to note that there is, in most cases, specific legislation relevant to the
organisation in which the candidate is employed. This legislation must be included.
2
Definitions
Information – facts that are known or could be discovered from any source.
Examples may include – written or oral reports or documents; description of an event
or an activity; unevaluated material of every description, at all levels of reliability, and
from any sources from which intelligence can be developed.
Intelligence – the functions, activities, people or organisations that are involved in the
process of planning, gathering and analysing information that leads to the production
of intelligence products, which are of potential value to decision makers.
Organisational requirements – refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures,
and methodologies which are documented and are available in the workplace. They
must be consistent with applicable legislation and any other applicable compliance
requirements.
SIGS – refers to Security in the Government Sector (SIGS) manual.
3
Range
All activities and evidence presented for outcomes and evidence requirements in this
unit standard must be in accordance with organisational requirements.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28486 version 1
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Explain classified and sensitive information
Evidence requirements
1.1
Explain a classification system.
1.2
Explain security classifications, policy and privacy markings.
Range
minimum of two each from a list that may include but is not limited
to – top secret, secret, confidential, restricted, in-confidence,
unclassified, commercial-in-confidence, sensitive.
Outcome 2
Explain principles for handling and storing classified and sensitive information.
Range
references may include SIGS and private sector equivalents.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Explain the principles of document security.
2.2
Explain processes for handling information.
2.3
Explain processes for storing information.
2.4
Explain the relationship between classification systems and security clearances.
Range
includes consequences of not complying with relevant legislative
and organisational requirements when handling and storing
information.
Planned review date
31 December 2020
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
19 March 2015
N/A
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0121
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
28486 version 1
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation reviewcomments@skills.org.nz if you wish to
suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016