DEFFOR017 — Detect, collect and record digital evidence
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What an assessment for DEFFOR017 must cover
21 assessable components: 3 elements (8 performance criteria), 7 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 Detect and record digital evidence
- 1.1Detect digital evidence using suitable techniques and technologies
- 1.2Record digital evidence prior to examination
2 Collect digital evidence
- 2.1Collect digital evidence to prevent contamination or loss
- 2.2Ensure that collected digital evidence is sufficient to allow all potential examinations/analyses to be carried out
- 2.3Document the collected digital evidence
3 Package digital evidence
- 3.1Package and store collected digital evidence to maintain continuity and prevent degradation or contamination
- 3.2Record digital evidence in case notes
- 3.3Register digital evidence in relevant evidence management documents to ensure continuity
Performance evidence
- examining digital evidence
- handling and preserving continuity of evidence
- making analytical decisions
- maximising the evidentiary value of the digital evidence
- operating safely
- packaging and storing items to maintain continuity and prevent degradation or contamination by considering: digital stability, exhibit labels, packaging medium, physical nature of exhibit, storage temperature, tamper-evident seals
- solving problems
Knowledge evidence
- available techniques and their limitations
- collection and preservation of specific evidence types
- legislative, policy and organisational context and requirements
- required documentation
- roles and functions of other forensic discipline specialists
- work health and safety (WHS) practices to be followed when detecting, collecting and recording digital evidence.
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Questions about assessing DEFFOR017
What does an assessment tool for DEFFOR017 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for DEFFOR017 needs to address all 21 unit components: 3 elements with 8 performance criteria, 7 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 DEFFOR017?
Auditori pulls the current release of DEFFOR017 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
- DEFFOR012 — Assess, control and examine digital incident scenes
- DEFFOR013 — Capture forensic digital photographs or video
- DEFFOR014 — Compile and submit digital forensic documentation
- DEFFOR015 — Conduct digital data search and analysis
- DEFFOR016 — Conduct initial digital investigation
- DEFFOR018 — Gather and analyse digital information
- DEFFOR019 — Give evidence of digital media crime
- DEFFOR020 — Inspect, maintain and test digital forensic equipment
- DEFFOR021 — Produce a digital media image for forensic purposes
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