CPPINV3033 — Conduct covert surveillance operations

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29 assessable components: 3 elements (16 performance criteria), 2 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 2 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare for covert surveillance operation.

1.1Review work instructions, procedures and workplace policies to ensure required authorisations and compliance with legal rights and responsibilities when conducting covert surveillance.
1.2Check validity of client intentions and information obtained as part of investigative brief to ensure compliance with ethical obligations.
1.3Conduct research to profile the subject and their possible whereabouts in consultation with relevant persons.
1.4Select surveillance methods and identify likely surveillance sites and routes.
1.5Inspect surveillance sites and routes to identify factors that may impact surveillance operation and possible contingency options.
1.6Organise surveillance equipment and check to confirm correct operation.
1.7Collate and document gathered information to support surveillance operation.

2 Undertake covert surveillance and gather evidence.

2.1Notify relevant persons of intention to conduct surveillance operation.
2.2Position and operate surveillance equipment following manufacturers’ specifications and work health and safety requirements.
2.3Undertake covert surveillance procedures to meet work instructions and comply with legal requirements.
2.4Implement contingency options where surveillance integrity is compromised and report status to relevant persons.
2.5Gather and record surveillance evidence and check to confirm its relevance, validity and admissibility in court.

3 Finalise covert surveillance operation.

3.1Present facts and observations in a documented surveillance report that complies with workplace standards for style, format and accuracy.
3.2Present report to relevant persons within agreed timeframes.
3.3Check, clean and store surveillance equipment following manufacturers’ instructions.
3.4Securely store surveillance records and evidence in accordance with evidence management principles.

Performance evidence

conducting three different covert surveillance operations, involving at least: one mobile or static surveillance operation using a vehicle; one mobile or static surveillance operation on foot.
For each covert surveillance operation, the candidate must submit a daily observation sheet in the required format, and document details of: a circumstance where anti-surveillance techniques were identified and contingency action taken; an unplanned contact that could have compromised the surveillance and how this was handled using previously planned pretext in accordance with legal requirements; strategies implemented to gain and maintain personal endurance necessary for prolonged surveillance shift responsibilities to comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements in two different operating environments while working alone; two choices of observation posts selected to meet surveillance work instructions; a description of the subject.

Knowledge evidence

workplace policies and procedures that ensure compliance with legislative and regulatory requirements when conducting covert surveillance operations: - actions that may result in breach of confidence, privacy or other offence under legislation - authorities and legal rights of investigators - duties of the investigator to follow instructions, act in person and act in the interests of the client - legislative restrictions on the use of recording devices - requirements to notify authorities or property owners of surveillance operations - rights of subjects including privacy and protection of reputation - WHS requirements - codes of conduct and types of investigative behaviours that are unethical, illegal or represent misconduct
covert observation techniques
methods for verifying the validity and reliability of information gathered by covert surveillance
signs that surveillance operation has been compromised
sources of surveillance evidence and methods for: - collecting, preserving and presenting evidence - ensuring continuity of evidence - complying with evidence management principles
techniques for skip tracing and sourcing background information on subjects
types and purpose of equipment used when conducting covert surveillance operations: - binoculars - cameras - communications equipment - global positioning system - laptop computers - listening devices - mirrors - monopods or tripods - personal protective equipment (PPE) - power inverters - recording devices - telephoto lenses - vehicles - video cameras
types of evidence: - circumstantial - direct - documentary - hearsay - opinion - physical
typical hazards associated with covert surveillance and WHS control measures for each: - prolonged static physical immobility: deep vein thrombosis, muscle strain, cramps, physical and mental fatigue and dehydration - hot and cold environments.

Foundation skills

reading skills: to interpret information in diagrammatic formats, such as photographs maps when operating global positioning systems
writing skills: to describe surveillance observations using plain English and factual information.

Unit content sourced from training.gov.au — © Commonwealth of Australia, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Auditori is not affiliated with the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.

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