DEFDPL028 — Provide paralegal support across Defence legal matters and tasks
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What an assessment for DEFDPL028 must cover
23 assessable components: 3 elements (8 performance criteria), 9 performance evidence and 6 knowledge evidence requirements. 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 Scope the provision of paralegal support
- 1.1Receive and register legal matters from client or instructing legal officer
- 1.2Confirm purpose and timeframe of client requirements
- 1.3Clearly outline legal matter to client and establish mutual expectations in accordance with operating guidelines and within the scope of the paralegal’s responsibility
2 Prepare, process and record documents
- 2.1Identify, prepare and record documents to meet matter requirements
- 2.2Check incoming documents and contact sender where additional information is required
- 2.3Review documents with instructing legal officer
3 Perform legal research
- 3.1Use and retrieve precedents and case law in conjunction with instructing legal officer to complete matter
- 3.2Maintain records of research outcomes in accordance with operating procedures and using relevant Defence systems
Performance evidence
- analysing matter information to determine scope and timeframe
- filing and maintaining records for legal matters in accordance with Defence policy
- identifying appropriate templates and precedents for use
- interpreting written and oral instructions to prepare effective draft briefs
- planning and preparing for the provision of support in legal matters
- preparing an initial draft for simple matters
- preparing and processing documents involved in legal matters in accordance with identified processes
- preparing client communications under instruction from legal officer
- undertaking research to support instructing legal officer
Knowledge evidence
- range of legal assistance available to Defence members
- records management in accordance with Defence policy
- relevant administrative practices and procedures mandated by Defence
- relevant legal practices and procedures mandated by Defence
- relevant legal terminology and its use in accordance with organisational procedures
- relevant legislation and legislative instruments
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Questions about assessing DEFDPL028
What does an assessment tool for DEFDPL028 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for DEFDPL028 needs to address all 23 unit components: 3 elements with 8 performance criteria, 9 performance evidence requirements, 6 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for DEFDPL028?
Auditori pulls the current release of DEFDPL028 from training.gov.au and generates a complete package: candidate assessment, assessor guide with model answers and observation criteria, and a coverage matrix mapping every component. A suitably qualified person then reviews and approves the draft in a built-in workflow — consistent with ASQA's guidance on AI use in VET — before export as branded PDF and editable Word.
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Related units
- DEFDPL015 — Address complex legal and ethical issues in a Defence environment
- DEFDPL016 — Conduct legal research
- DEFDPL018 — Manage and analyse a legal matter file
- DEFDPL019 — Obtain information from a client
- DEFDPL023 — Provide high-level support on administrative law matters
- DEFDPL024 — Provide high-level support on criminal law matters
- DEFDPL025 — Provide high-level support on legal assistance matters
- DEFDPL026 — Provide high-level support on operations law matters
- DEFDPL027 — Provide high-level support on service discipline matters
- DEFDPL029 — Provide support in criminal law matters
- DEFDPL030 — Provide support in Defence administrative law matters
- DEFDPL031 — Provide support in service discipline law matters
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