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Explain the legal definitions and consequences of theft and fraud in a
retail or distribution environment
Level
3
Credits
3
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the legal
definitions of theft and fraud; explain the consequences for employees who
commit theft from and defraud their employer; and explain the legal
consequences for customers convicted of theft and fraud in a retail or
distribution environment.
Subfield
Retail, Distribution, and Sales
Domain
Retail and Distribution Core Skills
Status
Registered
Status date
21 November 2008
Date version published
21 November 2008
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and
industry.
Standard setting body (SSB)
ServiceIQ
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0225
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
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Performance of the elements of this unit standard must comply with the requirements
of the following:
Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989;
Crimes Act 1961;
Employment Relations Act 2000;
Evidence Act 2006;
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992;
Privacy Act 1993;
Summary Offences Act 1981;
The New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Trespass Act 1980;.
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Definition
Retail or distribution environment refers to workplaces where the primary focus is on
customers purchasing goods and/or services.
Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Explain the legal definitions of theft and fraud.
Performance criteria
1.1
The legal definition of the terms ‘theft’ and ‘fraud’ are explained in accordance
with the Crimes Act 1961.
Element 2
Explain the consequences for employees who commit theft from and defraud their
employer.
Performance criteria
2.1
Consequences of theft from and defrauding an employer are explained.
Range
legal, social, employment.
Element 3
Explain the legal consequences for customers convicted of theft and fraud, in a retail or
distribution environment.
Performance criteria
3.1
The legal consequences for customers convicted of theft and fraud are
explained in accordance with the Crimes Act 1961.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP 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.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the ServiceIQ qualifications@serviceiq.org.nz if you wish to suggest
changes to the content of this unit standard.
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