Identify an example of a Customs administration (or an aspect of its activities) that has moved or is in the process of moving from a gatekeeper to a risk-managed style of compliance management. Analyse the various elements of the organisation’s new approach to compliance management against the Integrated Compliance Management Framework introduced in Module 4. In doing so you should refer to any applicable standards, practices or articles from international conventions or agreements and innovations of other Customs administrations.
This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
- be able to analyse organisational strengths and weaknesses of border management agencies, and to analyse potential opportunities and threats to the achievement of agencies’ objectives
- be able to critically evaluate the effectiveness of compliance management strategies in particular operational settings
- be able to identify and assess potential sources of risk encountered in border management
- be able to evaluate, analyse and prioritise potential risks to the achievement of objectives in the border management environment, and to identify a range of appropriate risk treatments that are designed to mitigate such risks
- be able to articulate and evaluate risk-based strategies to manage compliance with customs and other border regulatory requirements
- be able to evaluate the manner in which international trends may impact on customs compliance management techniques, including emerging technologies, commercial imperatives and international pressures
The purpose of this assignment is to assess your understanding of compliance management, your ability to identify risk-based strategies for managing compliance with regulatory requirements and your understanding and knowledge of relevant international conventions, agreements and innovations:
This assignment will contribute to your progress towards achieving all the Charles Sturt University graduate learning outcomes and in particular:
- Professional Practice, Academic Literacy & Numeracy and Information & Research Literacies
