The Range Statement provides information about the context in which the unit of competency is carried out. The variables cater for differences between States and Territories and the Commonwealth, and between organisations and workplaces. They allow for different work requirements, work practices and knowledge. The Range Statement also provides a focus for assessment. It relates to the unit as a whole. Text in bold italics in the Performance Criteria is explained here. |
Purpose of the search may include: | illicit items goods to be possessed under court order physical evidence relating to an offence |
Items may include: | personal property, furniture and electrical equipment not excluded from seizure under legislation documents financial information computer equipment vehicles illicit items drugs plants wildlife currency |
Evidence may include: | documents information/data paper-based or technology-based documents/information photographs video dangerous goods wildlife prohibited substances illicit items any assets or property seized under State/Territory or Commonwealth laws enabling the enforcement of penalties, judgments and orders |
Items/property/evidence might be obtained from: | field search - land/sea/air/waterways premises - private, government or business vehicles vessels aircraft cargo cargo containers baggage - accompanied or unaccompanied |
Authority to search/seize may include: | warrant already issued no requirement for search warrant under powers of enabling legislation affidavit confirming the legal basis for the search and seizure appropriate information to ground a warrant requirement to obtain search/seizure warrant before proceeding organisational approval/s to undertake search and seizure completion/submission of organisational documents relating to planned search and seizure the need for assistance from other agencies/jurisdictions referrals to other agencies |
Intention to search may be advised to: | supervisor colleagues person being searched owner occupier operator passengers crew legal representatives other organisations or jurisdictions |
Operational planning may include: | planning, with particular reference to own role in the search authorisation equipment personnel search methods risk assessment safety requirements meeting legislative requirements e.g. not infringing the rights of individuals |
Assistance may include: | other officers other organisations other jurisdictions specialist advice police |
Legislation, regulations, policies and guidelines may include: | enabling/principal legislation other legislation impacting on search and seizure regulations organisational policy and guidelines standard operating procedures rules of evidence public sector standards codes of practice privacy legislation rights of individuals and organisations who are subjects of the search |
Thorough and systematic process means search includes: | contents outside packages, packing and containers consideration of methods of concealment potential hides consideration of contents against information/reasonable grounds that gave rise to the search consideration of the potential for items to be used for information/intelligence |
Equipment and resources may include: | search support equipment such as: X-ray trace particle detectors (e.g. Ionscan) forklift scales fibroscope boroscope and buster cameras video cameras tools safety equipment personal protective equipment means to secure evidence/samples/assets seized detector dogs specialist staff photographer/s |
Records may include: | organisational records receipts notebooks video footage audiotapes photographs contemporaneous notes |
Information may include: | addresses telephone numbers email contacts web site addresses record of anything observed at the scene that is not physical evidence, but may later be relevant |
Dealing with items as an alternative to physical seizure may include: | labelling items for later seizure securing items for later seizure securing the location of items/evidence seizing alternative items to the same value isolating items/locations for safety reasons changing the locks on seized premises sign-posting seized property/vessels |
Legal requirements may include: | managing chain of continuity of evidence |
Securing items/evidence may include: | restricting/controlling access security classifying information ensuring continuity of possession of documents and other physical evidence |
Safety of self may involve use of: | gas testers personal protective equipment, such as protective suits, masks, gloves, self-contained breathing apparatus communication devices remote location equipment |