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Conduct the internal chain of custody audit

You are the Certification Officer in the Safety, Environment and Certification team.

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The situation

What has happened

The certification body's annual surveillance audit is booked for 12 November at Heyfield. The SHE and Certification Manager wants the internal chain of custody audit completed and reported by 16 October so any non-conformance can be closed before the auditor arrives. Since the last audit the business has taken on a contract harvest of a third-party plantation block for Merriwa Holdings whose certification status has not been confirmed, a quarantined salvage log batch has been sitting in a certified bay, and the Merriwa Holdings framing claim is under investigation. The register shows August inputs and outputs but the monthly reconciliation has not been signed off. Three certified sales need to be traced end to end.

Your brief. Plan and conduct the internal audit against the chain of custody policy and the register, trace three certified sales to their source, verify segregation and supplier claims, reconcile the August volume balance, record non-conformances with owners and dates, and write the audit report.
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Tasks

Deliverables

  • Audit checklist and plan
  • Traceability worksheets for three sales
  • August volume balance reconciliation
  • Non-conformance register with owners and due dates
  • Internal audit report

Documents to use

Systems to use

Log Yard and Stock Register

Tracks every log batch, kiln charge and sawn pack from receipt to despatch, with grade, volume, bay location and certification status.

Customer Orders and Despatch

Quotes, confirmed orders, picking, delivery scheduling and claims for trade customers at the Dandenong South merchandising yard.

Harvest and Haulage Planner

The register of coupe harvest plans, crews, haulage arrangements and daily coupe records for the plantation estate and the native forest allocation.

Safety and Environment Register

Records injuries, near misses, hazards, environmental events and toolbox talks across all sites, with investigation status and corrective actions.

For trainers and assessors

Units of competency

Current on training.gov.au for the Forest and Wood Products Training Package as at 10 September 2026.

FWPCOT4224Conduct internal audit of chain of custody certification for forest and wood products
FWPCOT4223Assess requirements of chain of custody certification scheme for forest and wood products
FWPCOT3345Develop knowledge of chain of custody certification requirements for forest and wood products
FWPCOR4204Monitor safety, health and environmental requirements in forest and wood products operations
FWPCOT4213Monitor and manage product and service quality in the forest and wood products industry

Qualifications

FWP40222Certificate IV in Timber and Wood Products Operations
Assessor notes

What to look for

Evidence guide

Look for a traceability chain that follows real register identifiers from sale to log batch without gaps. The segregation finding for the quarantined batch and the third-party block must be identified as non-conformances with practical corrective actions. The volume balance must use the conversion factor correctly. The report must be objective, evidence based and free of blame, and must state readiness honestly.

The student's evidence summary lists every record they created or changed in the systems named above, their notes and the tasks they ticked. Verify it against the deliverables and your own assessment tool.