ELEMENTS 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Identify organisational needs and obligations.

1.1. Research fraud and corruption obligations of the organisation.

1.2. Identify all reporting requirements.

1.3. Identify organisational fraud and corruption detection data analysis and information needs in line with organisational policies and procedures.

1.4. Incorporate a strategic management approach to the prevention of corruption and fraudulent activities in the needs identification.

1.5. Identify organisational responsibility for implementation of the organisation’s strategy and seek senior management agreement.

1.6. Identify organisational responsibility for the protection of persons who provide information under legislation related to public interest disclosures, protected disclosures or whistleblowing legislation.

2. Benchmark fraud and corruption control strategy.

2.1. Identify performance indicators.

2.2. Use best practice examples in the development of benchmarks.

2.3. Use standards-setting organisations to assist in the identification of benchmarks relevant to the organisation.

3. Assess stakeholder and environmental considerations.

3.1. Incorporate client entitlements, including right to privacy, confidentiality, freedom from reprisals and freedom of information.

3.2. Consider issues, including profile of clients, corporate history and culture and staffing profile.

3.3. Consider constraints of operating environment, including staff shortages, geographical spread of staff and budgeting constraints.

3.4. Consider client and community expectations.

3.5. Identify management perspectives on the implementation of fraud and corruption control in the organisation.

4. Develop organisation’s fraud and corruption control strategy.

4.1. Achieve balance between compliance requirements and operational pressures.

4.2. Identify strategies to enable constant updating of the fraud and corruption control strategy.

4.3. Incorporate key factors, including the organisational environment and core business.

4.4. Recommend strategies based on assessment of relevant factors.

4.5. Incorporate quality assurance into the strategy and allocate responsibility for maintaining quality assurance.

4.6. Document the strategy in accordance in required format and style for acceptance for implementation.

4.7. Obtain acceptance of the strategy ensuring it meets the requirements of the relevant standards-setting organisations.

5. Implement fraud and corruption control strategy.

5.1. Develop initiatives required to minimise fraud and corruption in consultation with stakeholders.

5.2. Identify timeframe for implementation of strategy based upon an understanding of resource ramifications.

5.3. Identify areas within the organisation responsible for actions to minimise fraud and corruption.

5.4. Develop procedures for the reporting of information and the protection of persons who provide information under public interest disclosures, protected disclosures or whistleblowing legislation.

5.5. Undertake consultations to facilitate understanding of responsibilities.

6. Analyse and review effectiveness of strategy.

6.1. Develop a process to review key features of the strategy.

6.2. Establish feedback and reporting mechanisms to provide information about effectiveness of the strategy measured against objectives, and to provide advice regarding changes to management practices.

6.3. Incorporate results of analysis and review to improve fraud and corruption control.

Foundation skills essential to performance in this unit, but not explicit in the performance criteria are listed here, along with a brief context statement.

SKILLS 

DESCRIPTION 

Reading skills to:

• select and interpret texts relevant to fraud and corruption control.

Writing skills to:

• communicate complex ideas relating to strategic direction, matching style of writing to purpose and audience.

Oral communication skills to:

• participate in a variety of spoken exchanges with a range of audiences, varying structure and language to suit the audience
• articulate policies, plans results and related information about the fraud and corruption control strategy.