ASSESSMENT ONE - Investigation plan

For this assessment you are to prepare an investigation plan for your investigation into the case study using the template provided.  Your plan must include the following information:

1.  Name of the investigator

2.  Background of investigation

3.  Scope of investigation

4.  Allegation/s

5.  Relevant section of the legislation of the alleged breach

6.  Confidentiality issues or other risks associated with investigation

7.  Facts of the issue

8.  Actions which are based on avenues of inquiry

9.  Resources needed

10.  Responsible person

11.  Completion date

12.  Outcome (e.g. does the action tend to confirm or deny the facts  at issue?)

13.  Investigation limitations/barriers, including:

a. privacy and confidentiality

b. OHS 

c. EEO, equity and diversity principles

ASSESSMENT TWO - Evidence Matrix

For this assessment you must elementise your offence from Assessment 1 using the template provided.   You must identify the offence, provide definitions for each element and then identify and describe the evidence required to prove each element.

1.  Identify the offence

2.  Break down the elements of the offence

3.  Identify and describe the facilitation of proof for each element

4.  Identify and describe the relevant evidence to prove the element

ASSESSMENT THREE - Resource Matrix

Now that you have developed your plan and elementised the offence for your investigation.  You are now required to allocate your resources based on the investigation requirements.  For this assessment you are to prepare a resource matrix, using the template provided for your investigation that demonstrates your allocation of personnel and specialist resources to required tasks.  Your matrix must include:

1. Identify the allocated tasks

2. Identify what resources are required and whether they will be sourced internally or externally.

3. Identify the period of time allocated for the use of the resource.

4. Identify personnel responsible for each task.

5. Prepare contingencies for each task.

6. Identify budget allocation.

7. Identify the element of the offence met.

ASSESSMENT FOUR - Progress report

You are now progressing through your investigation; your supervisor has requested a progress report to monitor the status of your investigation.  You must complete a progress report using the template provided, completing all four tables for your investigation.

You may simulate information to suit your requirements but must be consistent with your investigation and the requirements of the assignment.  No investigation is perfect and therefore you should be expected to have areas that require attention as part of your investigation as you progress through.  Take this opportunity to think about the issues or problems you may encounter when conducting an investigation.  For this assessment task you must address the following issues within your assessment:

• Your court date has been moved back by one month (consider witnesses and resource availability)
• Key witness is unavailable
• Key piece of evidence has not been collected
• Your budget allocation for key specialist required is not enough

Your report must include:

1. Table 1 Facts

• Identify the facts at issue for your investigation
• Identify and describe the status of the avenues of inquiry
• Identify and describe the outcomes (does it support the charge or not)

2. Table 2 Evidence:

• List all evidence required for the investigation
• Identify where and how stored

Using rules of evidence:

• Identify relevance
• Identify reliability
• Identify admissibility

3. Table 3 Gap analysis

Using 5WH formula:

• Identify what is known
• What is not known
• Conflicts
• Consistencies

4. Table 4 Change report

• Identify the deficiencies or gaps
• Address how it will be addressed
• Identify how investigation plan will be modified
• How will changes be implemented and communicated to staff/stakeholders
• Identify changes to resource matrix

5. Table 5 Resource allocation and usage

• Resource
• Cost per item
• No. of units
• Total cost
• Supplier details
• Procedure
• Contingency option (include cost)

6. Table 6 Human resource table

• Details
• Skills required
• Hours required
• When required
• Total cost
• Source (internal/agency)
• Responsibility/Contact details
• Contingency option (include cost)
• Consultant activity
• Cost per hour
• No. of hours
• Total cost
• Recruitment procedure
• Source (unit or external)
• Contingency option (include cost)

7. Table 7 Allocation table

• Resource
• Location
• Timeframe
• Dependencies
• Responsibility
• Contingency option

ASSESSMENT FIVE - Finalisation report

You have now completed your investigation and you are required to prepare a finalisation report.  Using the template provided you must prepare your report that addresses the following:

1. What are the outcomes of the investigation?

2. What are the reasons for these outcomes?

3. Were there any additional outcomes as a result of these actions?

4. Were there any criminal or civil proceedings?  Address the outcomes of these proceedings

5. What evidence was collected, has this been returned, what procedures were used?

6. What lessons were learnt? Positive or negative.

7. Were budget and timeline requirements met?

8. Identify and describe if there are any administrative/recovery actions required

9. What information in relation to the outcome of the investigation has been provided to relevant persons involved in the investigation, including offenders, witnesses and relevant personnel?  What information was provided to each and how was this conducted?

10. What follow up action is required, consider if outcome was achieved or not.

11. Are there any organisational procedures or protocols that should be reviewed?  If so, why?

12. What legislation requirements or public sector standards did you have to adhere to?

ASSESSMENT SIX - Debriefing

Your supervisor has asked for you to prepare a debrief report for your investigation using the template provided.  Your report must include the following:

1. Review activities against objectives and outcomes of the investigation.

2. Identify and describe strengths and weaknesses in the investigation processes to inform future practice.

3. Identify and describe precedents and problems to inform future practices.

4. Acknowledge achievements, both formal and informal, for the investigation.

Attachment:- Assignment.rar