NZQA registered unit standard
26920 version 1
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Title
Manage exhibits in a compliance environment
Level
4
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is intended for people who work in
compliance roles in public sector organisations. People
credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate
knowledge of exhibits handling in a compliance environment,
and obtain and handle exhibits in a compliance environment.
Classification
Public Sector Compliance > Public Sector Compliance
Investigations
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Legislation applicable to this unit standard may include but is not limited to:
Criminal Disclosure Act 2008;
Evidence Act 2006;
Privacy Act 1993;
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990;
Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987;
Official Information Act 1982;
Summary Proceedings Act 1957; and
specific legislation and their derivatives mandating the powers and duties of a
specific agency with respect to its compliance role and/or any other legislation
applicable to a particular compliance situation (e.g. Fisheries Act 1996, Resource
Management Act 1991).
Legislation includes any applicable subordinate legislation such as regulations,
bylaws, and licence conditions. Any legislation superseding any of the above will
apply for the purpose of assessment.
2
Demonstration of knowledge and skills must be consistent with any applicable code
or codes of conduct such as the New Zealand State Services Code of Conduct,
Standards of Integrity and Conduct (available from http://www.ssc.govt.nz) and/or
any other organisation-specific code or codes of conduct.
3
Employees of New Zealand Customs Service who manage exhibits are directed to
the following unit standards, which cover knowledge and skills unique to that
organisation.
 18266, Explain and carry out exhibit handling for border management; and
 18652, Collect and preserve exhibits during a Customs investigative activity.
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Definitions
Compliance (role of) refers to the role, in a public sector organisation, of assessing
compliance subjects’ levels of adherence with regulatory requirements and carrying
out any appropriate intervention.
Compliance environment refers to the physical, social, economic, political, and
geographical environment that a public sector organisation’s compliance role is
carried out in.
Compliance investigation refers to the process of gathering and assessing
information to determine facts and, thereby, to determine degree of compliance or
otherwise.
Compliance subject refers to a natural person or an entity that is subject, in a
particular compliance context, to being regulated.
Evidence refers to information given personally, or drawn from a document or exhibit,
which tends to prove or disprove a fact.
Exhibit refers to material evidence secured in the course of an investigation.
Ingredients refer to the details or components of an offence which are unique to the
offence and which must be proven.
Offence is a violation or breach of a law or rule. For the purpose of this unit
standard, offences may incorporate any non-compliance with statute, Regulations,
Bylaws, licence conditions, and other subordinate legislation.
Organisation refers to a public sector organisation, as listed in the Public Sector
Directory at http://psd.govt.nz/list/index.php.
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policies, procedures, and
methodologies which are documented and are available in the workplace.
Security and evidential requirements are the requirements adopted by a compliance
organisation to keep information and exhibits secure against unauthorised access or
loss, and to ensure admissibility and reliability in a judicial proceeding. Evidential
requirements are a subset of these and relate to admissibility of evidence.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of exhibits handling in a compliance environment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Exhibits handling is explained in terms of its importance in compliance
investigations.
1.2
Explanation of the process for maintaining the chain of evidence is consistent
with evidential and organisational requirements.
1.3
The handling of exhibits is explained in terms of preserving and maintaining
integrity of evidence.
Range
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types or classes of exhibits relevant to an organisation.
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Outcome 2
Obtain exhibits in a compliance environment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Identification of exhibits is consistent with needs of the compliance
investigations.
Range
needs of the investigation include but are not limited to –
relevance in terms of the ingredients of the alleged offence or
offences, possible link to potential defences.
2.2
Actions taken to obtain the exhibits ensure their preservation in their found
state, prevent contamination, and control any hazards associated with the
exhibits.
2.3
Exhibits are obtained in accordance with evidential and organisational
requirements.
2.4
The exhibits are contained and labelled to ensure continuity and integrity, in
accordance with security, evidential, and organisational requirements.
2.5
Documentation relating to exhibits is maintained to meet evidential and
organisational requirements.
Range
includes but is not limited to – property record sheets, exhibit
register, online data bases.
Outcome 3
Handle exhibits in a compliance environment.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Exhibits are stored to maintain continuity and prevent degradation and
contamination, in accordance with security, evidential, and organisational
requirements.
3.2
Any exhibits that are unsuitable for physical storage are preserved by other
means in accordance with security, evidential, and organisational requirements.
Range
3.3
other means may include but are not limited to – photographic,
electronic.
The movement of exhibits for investigative purposes is recorded in accordance
with security, evidential, and organisational requirements.
Range
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investigative purposes may include but are not limited to – referral
during an interview, identification, testing or analysis, presentation
in court proceedings, disposal.
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3.4
Exhibits are prepared for, and presented in, judicial hearings in accordance with
evidential and organisational requirements.
3.5
The return, disposal, or retention of exhibits is facilitated in accordance with
legal and/or organisational requirements.
Planned review date
31 December 2015
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
15 April 2011
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
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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
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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 (CMRs). 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
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