BSBLEG526 - Apply legal principles in criminal law matters

Unit code:BSBLEG526Study level:TAFE

Nominal hours

Location

City Campus

Prerequisites

(Or equivalent to be determined by unit coordinator)
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)

Overview

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to carry out administrative tasks within criminal law frameworks.
The unit applies to individuals who use well-developed skills and a broad knowledge base to provide support in a range of legal service settings. They apply solutions to a range of unpredictable problems and analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources.
Its application in the workplace is determined by the job role of the individual and legislation, rules, regulations and codes of practice relevant to different jurisdictions.

Assessment

For Melbourne campuses

Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce & extend knowledge and skill competence within set & controlled parameters in accordance with each unit's learning outcomes & performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work-based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.

Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:

apply criminal law principles in at least four different matters.
In the course of the above, the candidate must:
prepare to apply principles of criminal law according to task requirements
apply elements of criminal law to prepare a deliverable
review and amend deliverable according to feedback from supervisor
despatch deliverable according to organisational policies and procedures.

Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:

scope of job role in the context of legislation, regulations and codes of practice
relevant court processes
key principles of criminal law
types of criminal matters, defences, hearings, criminal jurisdictions
types of courts and their interrelationship
*process for receiving and relaying calls regarding client charge and bail status
document preparation process for letters and documents
*content and formatting requirements of selected deliverable
key provisions of criminal law legislation
documentation required in criminal law matters
organisational required policies and procedures for criminal law matters.

Required reading

The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the VU Learning Management System (LMS) called VU Collaborate.