NZQA registered unit standard 26897 version 1 Page 1 of 3 Title Demonstrate knowledge of operating in a public sector regulatory environment Level 3 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 describe a regulatory environment in relation to a compliance organisation, and describe operating in a compliance role in a public sector regulatory environment. Classification Public Sector Compliance > Public Sector Compliance Operations Available grade Achieved Explanatory notes 1 Legislation relevant to this standard may include but is not limited to: Crown Entities Act 2004; Local Government Act 2002; Protected Disclosures Act 2000; New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000; Privacy Act 1993; Human Rights Act 1993; State Sector Act 1988; Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987; Official Information Act 1982; and specific legislation mandating the powers and duties of persons carrying out a compliance role in a specific organisation 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. The Skills Organisation SSB Code 100401 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 26897 version 1 Page 2 of 3 3 Operating in a public sector regulatory environment, for the purpose of this unit standard, relates only to employees or agents of a compliance organisation operating in a public sector regulatory environment. 4 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 subject refers to a natural person or an entity that is subject, in a particular compliance context, to being regulated. Organisation refers to a public sector organisation, as listed in the Public Sector Directory at http://psd.govt.nz/list/index.php. Regulatory environment refers to the social, political, and regulatory framework within which compliance organisations operate. Outcomes and evidence requirements Outcome 1 Describe a regulatory environment in relation to a compliance organisation. Evidence requirements 1.1 Description identifies the organisation’s compliance mandate and place within the broader public sector. Range 1.2 considerations relating to the organisation’s mandate include compliance environment and legislative responsibilities and may include but are not limited to – internal policies, service delivery objectives, delegated authorities, resources, constraints, fiscal responsibility; place within the broader public sector – structures, functions, accountabilities, key relationships. Description includes the organisation’s approach to service delivery in terms of working with other parties to further compliance. Range other parties may include but are not limited to – business units, public sector organisations, community groups, iwi, media. Outcome 2 Describe operating in a compliance role in a public sector regulatory environment. Evidence requirements 2.1 Description identifies the source document or documents that specify standards of integrity and conduct for people working in a public sector organisation. The Skills Organisation SSB Code 100401 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016 NZQA registered unit standard 2.2 Description explains how aspects of integrity and conduct, media awareness, and political sensitivity can be of heightened importance in a compliance role. includes but is not limited to heightened importance in terms of – mode or modes of interaction, roles and legal requirements, objectives of interactions; aspects of integrity and conduct may include but are not limited to – handling information, fairness, political neutrality, respect for rights, consistency, impartiality, reasonableness. Range 2.3 26897 version 1 Page 3 of 3 Description explains the potential impact of one’s own activity outside of work on personal effectiveness in working in a compliance environment. activity outside of work may include but is not limited to – political expression, social activity, associates, lawful and unlawful behaviour. Range 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 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. 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 Please contact The Skills Organisation info@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