DEF42112 Certificate IV in Intelligence Operations

Supersededtraining.gov.au: supersededNonEquivalent

The currency period for DEF42112 ended on 15 August 2017 — 9 years ago. It names one replacement below, with the equivalence it declares for each.

Transition clockClosed to new enrolments

New enrolments are not permitted from 17 August 2018 — one year from the date the replacement was included on the National Register (s 14(1)(a)(i) of the National VET Regulator (Compliance Standards for NVR RTOs and Fit and Proper Person Requirements) Instrument 2025 (F2025L00355, in force 1 July 2025)), or from a later date if ASQA has approved otherwise for your organisation.

Learners already enrolled have no fixed deadline: they complete the product and are issued their AQF certification, or transfer to the replacement, in a timely manner (ASQA guidance, read live 25 August 2026).

The same date closes a second obligation: under s 7(2)(c) of the same instrument, advertising may refer to a superseded product only while it is on scope and new enrolments are permitted. When enrolments stop, the course page advertising it stops being permitted too — and if ASQA approves a later enrolment date, that moves with it.

Sector-wide: the item 14 cut-off, measured across every live scope · the repealed 12-month rule

Product type
Qualification
Training package
DEF12 — Defence Training Package
Currency period ends
15 August 2017
Latest release
Release 2 · 24 January 2013 · 2 releases in all
Supersedes
PUA42109
Superseded by
DEF40217 not equivalent

Where the register points next

Each step below is one supersession training.gov.au publishes between two products. The label on the rail is the equivalence the register declares for that step — not our reading of it.

  1. DEF42112Superseded — not equivalentCertificate IV in Intelligence Operations
  2. not equivalent
  3. DEF40217CurrentCertificate IV in Intelligence Operations

What the register says changed

These are the mapping notes training.gov.au attaches to each supersession, quoted as the register writes them. They are the only public record of what actually changed between two versions.

  • PUA42109DEF42112equivalent14 March 2012

    The register records this supersession but attaches no note on what changed.

  • DEF42112DEF40217not equivalent16 August 2017

    Core units changed Qualification packaging rules decreased from 17 to 14 units of competency

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What DEF42112 is made of

training.gov.au lists 58 units for DEF42112: 6 core and 52 elective. The register does not publish a completion rule in units for this product, so we do not state one. How many of the electives are required is in the packaging rules on training.gov.au.

Core units 6 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBOHS407AMonitor a safe workplacenot current
BSBWRT401AWrite complex documentsnot current
DEFCM008BProvide technical advicenot current
DEFEQ002BSupervise equity and diversity in the workplacenot current
DEFIN007ASupervise intelligence operationsnot current
PUACOM007BLiaise with other organisationsnot current

Elective units 52 listed

CodeUnitIn this product
BSBADV402BConduct pre campaign testingnot current
BSBADV605BEvaluate campaign effectivenessnot current
BSBCMM401AMake a presentationnot current
BSBFLM305CSupport operational plannot current
BSBITA401ADesign databasesnot current
BSBITU402ADevelop and use complex spreadsheetsnot current
BSBLED401ADevelop teams and individualsnot current
BSBMKG401BProfile the marketnot current
BSBSUS301AImplement and monitor environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
BSBWOR402APromote team effectivenessnot current
BSBWRT501AWrite persuasive copynot current
CPPSEC4003AAdvise on security needsnot current
CPPSEC4006AAssess risksnot current
CPPSEC4007AAssess threatnot current
CPPSEC4012AIdentify and assess security of assetsnot current
CPPSEC4013AUndertake case management of investigationsnot current
DEFCM004BInstruct a workplace physical training session in Defencenot current
DEFCM116CProvide advice on service discipline lawnot current
DEFCM118BAct as a range safety officer on a permanent rangenot current
DEFCM119BConduct basic range practices on a permanent rangenot current
DEFCM130Perform the duties of a defending officer at service tribunalsnot current
DEFCM131Perform the duties of a prosecuting officer at service tribunalsnot current
DEFCM132Conduct individual and collective ceremonial drillnot current
DEFCM133Supervise a section during defensive operationsnot current
DEFCM134Supervise a section during offensive operationsnot current
DEFIN008APlan and lead a counter-surveillance operationnot current
DEFRI001BTreat risk within Defence at an operational levelnot current
DEFRI002BConduct risk assessment in a Defence environmentnot current
MSAENV272AParticipate in environmentally sustainable work practicesnot current
PSPGOV307BOrganise workplace informationnot current
Show the remaining 22 elective units
CodeUnitIn this product
PSPGOV403BUse resources to achieve work unit goalsnot current
PSPGOV404BDevelop and implement work unit plansnot current
PSPPM401BDesign simple projectsnot current
PSPPM402BManage simple projectsnot current
PSPPM403BClose simple projectsnot current
PSPPROC406AProcure goods and servicesnot current
PSPREG418AAdvise on progress of investigationsnot current
PSPREG419AFinalise and report on investigationsnot current
PSPREG502ACoordinate investigation processesnot current
PSPSEC401AUndertake government security risk analysisnot current
PSPSEC402AImplement security risk treatmentsnot current
PSPSEC403ADevelop and advise on government security proceduresnot current
PSPSEC404AConduct personnel security assessmentsnot current
PSPSEC406AProvide government security briefingsnot current
PSPSEC502ADevelop security risk management plansnot current
PSPSEC503AImplement and monitor security risk management plansnot current
PSPSEC504ACoordinate protective securitynot current
PSPSEC506ACommunicate security awarenessnot current
PUATEA002BWork autonomouslynot current
TAAASS301BContribute to assessmentnot current
TAADEL301CProvide training through instruction and demonstration of work skillsnot current
TLIU107BImplement and monitor environmental protection policies and proceduresnot current

Core and elective are the register's own flags on the unit grid of the release read here. "Not current" means training.gov.au no longer recommends that unit for use inside this product — it does not say anything about the product itself.

Source: this product on training.gov.au, Australia's national training register — or go straight to the units it requires. The rule itself is item 14 of F2025L00355, and ASQA publishes the extensions it has granted. Read on 28 August 2026 UTC. Every code, title, date, status and equivalence flag on this page is the register's; nothing here is estimated or inferred, and where the register publishes nothing we say so.

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