NZQA registered unit standard
28482 version 1
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Title
Describe the structure and roles of the wider intelligence community
in New Zealand
Level
3
Purpose
Credits
6
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
describe the structure and roles of the wider intelligence
community in New Zealand.
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, which may include but are not
limited to:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Privacy Act 1993;
Official Information Act 1982;
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987; 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
ACC – Accident Compensation Corporation.
DPMC – Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
GCSB – Government Communications Security Bureau.
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.
IR – Inland Revenue.
MBIE – Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
MPI – Ministry for Primary Industries.
NZDF – New Zealand Defence Force.
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NGOs – Non-Government Organisations.
NZSIS –New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.
Wider intelligence community – public and private sector organisations that carry out
intelligence activities.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe the structure and roles of the wider intelligence community in New Zealand.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Describe the role of the intelligence function in five public sector entities.
must include – GCSB, DPMC, NZSIS;
may include but is not limited to – NZ Police, NZ Customs, NZDF,
Corrections, MPI, MBIE, ACC, IR.
Range
1.2
Describe the public sector inter-agency relationships.
Range
1.3
GCSB, DPMC, NZSIS.
Describe the intelligence function of two private sector entities.
Range
private entities described must be from two different sectors;
sectors may include but are not limited to – banking, insurance,
NGOs, multi-nationals, telecommunications, on-line traders.
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.
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.
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SSB Code 100401
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28482 version 1
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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