Elements and Performance Criteria
- Identify compliance roles and responsibilities
- Confirm and interpret the compliance requirements applicable to the organisation
- Examine the structure of the organisation to determine the roles, accountabilities and responsibilities of managers and operational staff in maintaining compliance within the organisation's planned compliance program/management system
- Organise the operation of the compliance program/management system
- Confirm the components of the planned compliance program/management system and clarify the proposed structures, procedures and budgetary arrangements for their implementation
- Develop an implementation strategy and schedule for the establishment of the planned compliance program/management system in accordance with relevant Australian and international standards
- Assign or acquire resources for the planned compliance program/management system in accordance with organisational procedures and policies
- Arrange appropriate briefings and training to ensure relevant managers and operations staff are aware of their roles and responsibilities
- Launch the compliance program/management system in accordance with organisation's plan
- Monitor the operation of the compliance program/management system
- Gather information on the operation of the compliance program/management system from appropriate sources
- Review feedback and performance indicators on the operation of the compliance program/management system in terms of agreed criteria
- Identify problems in the operation of the compliance program/management system and in particular any breach of compliance requirements and take appropriate action to address problems
- Provide detailed compliance requirements in the case of breaches, initiate specific timely action and inform all relevant internal and external personnel through the established reporting systems
- Document the operation and monitoring of the compliance program/management system
- Prepare and disseminate information on the operation of the compliance program/management system to relevant internal and external personnel in accordance with the communication strategy for the compliance program/management system
- Prepare and disseminate periodic reports on the operation of the compliance program/management system, identify any operational problems and take any related action to relevant internal and external personnel
- Prepare and disseminate reports on any identified breaches of compliance requirements and take any related action to relevant internal and external personnel