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Level 4
Credits 15
Purpose This unit standard is intended for people undertaking compliance activities for the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA).
People credited with this unit standard are able to: demonstrate and apply knowledge of road transport legislation for compliance situations; demonstrate and apply knowledge of legislation that is non-road-transport specific and that impacts on delegated powers of an NZTA employee; and work with other compliance agencies or entities in a road transport compliance context.
Subfield Public Sector Services
Domain
Status
Status date
Date version published
Public Sector Compliance Management
Registered
12 February 2010
12 February 2010
Planned review date
Entry information
31 December 2014
Open.
Accreditation Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA and industry.
Standard setting body (SSB) The Skills Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference 0121
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1 Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) unit of competency PSPREG401A is acknowledged as a source for the development of this unit standard. Legislative differences mean that no transferable credit recognition is available.
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2 Performance of the elements of this unit standard must be in accordance with legislation including but not limited to:
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Land Transport Act 1998
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Privacy Act 1993
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Human Rights Act 1993
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New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
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Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986
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Official Information Act 1982
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Road User Charges Act 1977
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Summary Proceedings Act 1957
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District Court Rules 2009
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Land Transport Rules (available at www.nzta.govt.nz).
Any legislation or other requirement superseding any of the above will apply for the purpose of assessment.
3 Definition
Organisational requirements refer to instructions to staff on policy and procedures which are documented, available in the workplace, and consistent with applicable legislation and any other applicable compliance requirements.
Element 1
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of road transport legislation for compliance situations.
Range two of – Land Transport Act 1998, Transport (Vehicle and Driver Registration and Licensing) Act 1986, Road User Charges Act 1977; three Land Transport Rules.
Performance criteria
1.1 Delegated powers provided under the legislation are identified, and are confirmed in accordance with organisational requirements.
1.2 Actions and/or omissions that comprise offences or non-compliance under the legislation are identified, and are confirmed as being an offence or noncompliance in accordance with organisational requirements.
Range two examples per piece of legislation.
1.3 Application of delegated powers is consistent with legislation. Application of delegated powers, where applicable, takes into account case law.
Range one application of delegated powers per piece of legislation.
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Element 2
Demonstrate and apply knowledge of legislation that is non-road-transport specific and that impacts on delegated powers of an NZTA employee.
Range Privacy Act 1993, Human Rights Act 1993, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990,
Official Information Act 1982, Summary Proceedings Act 1957, District Court
Rules 1992.
2.1 Legislation that is non-road-transport specific and that impacts on delegated powers is identified and is applied to road transport compliance situations in accordance with the legislation.
Element 3
Work with other compliance agencies or entities in a road transport compliance context.
Range may include but is not limited to
– Police, Occupational Safety and Health, Local
Government, other NZTA section.
Performance criteria
3.1 Work with other compliance agencies or entities in a road transport compliance context ensures lead agency or entity protocols are followed during road transport compliance operations involving more than one agency or entity.
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.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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