24996 version 1 Page 1 of 3 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 1 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;. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 24996 version 1 Page 2 of 3 2 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. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 24996 version 1 Page 3 of 3 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. New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016