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AUSTRALIA’S BORDER PROTECTION COMMAND Interagency and Civil – Military Cooperation

CMDR Andrew Burnett RAN Command Legal Officer, Border Protection Command

What are we?

BPC is an Australian Government multiagency operational authority staffed by:

Military

• Australian Defence Force (JTF 639)

Civilian

• Australian Customs and Border Protection

Service

• Australian Fisheries Management Authority
• Australian Quarantine Inspection Service
• Augmentees from other Agencies when

required

Mission

In concert with other government agencies and stakeholders, BPC protects Australia’s national interests by maintaining good order at sea in Australia’s Maritime Domain.

Other Government Agencies

• Interact with many Government agencies
• Predominantly:

– Australian Fisheries Management Agency – Department of Immigration and Comminities – Bio-security – Australian Federal Police – Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions

What we are not

• BPC does not :

– Provide Port/airspace security response – Coordinate Search and rescue – Control Airspace – Deal with State-based or military threats – Process passengers and cargo

• BPC is not a regulatory authority and has no

responsibility for

– Maritime security/safety regulation – Aviation security regulation

Commander BPC/CJTF639 RADM David Johnston

Structure

Operational Effect – One Command

CEO Customs and Border Protection Service Mr Michael Carmody DCEO Maritime, Corporate and Intelligence Mr Mike Pezzullo Chief of the Defence Force GEN David Hurley Chief of Joint Operations LTGEN Ash Power Deputy Commander JTF639 AIRCDRE Ken Watson HQ Joint Task Force 639 Darwin Assigned Defence Assets Minister For Home Affairs The Hon Jason Clare MP Minister for Defence The Hon Stephen Smith MP Deputy Commander BPC Ms Kaylene Zakharoff Border Protection Command Intelligence Centre (BPC IC) Operations: Australian Maritime Security Operations Centre (AMSOC) Operational Planning Strategy, Engagement & Counterterrorism Assigned Customs Assets Governance and Command Support

1968 - 1975 None (SIDC) 1975 - 1985 Department

• f Transport

1988 - 2010 Customs Year Lead Agency Events 1985 - 1988 Australian Federal Police 1968: 12 nautical mile (nm) fishing zone declared 1973: Standing Inter-Departmental Committee (SIDC) est. 1974: MOU with Indonesia – Ashmore Island. 1975: RAN – Operation Trochus using Grumman Trackers. 1977: First wave of Vietnamese “boat people”. 1978: Government announces intent to declare EEZ. 1979: Australia declares 200 nm Australian Fishing Zone. RAN and Customs patrol boats deployed to North and West. 1985: Coastal Protection Unit and Coastal Aerial Surveillance Unit, which becomes Coastwatch. 1988: ‘The Northern Approaches Report’ - basis for future civil surveillance activity. 1994: Australia declares 200 nm Exclusive Economic Zone 1999: ‘Coastal Surveillance Task Force Review’ – one outcome is the head of Coastwatch to be a seconded senior Defence officer. 2004: ‘The Tonkin Report’ - Australian Maritime Identification System (AMIS), new maritime security governance arrangements 2005: Coastwatch becomes Joint Offshore Protection Command (JOPC). ‘Review of Fisheries and Maritime Enforcement’ – expansion of JOPC responsibilities to include control and coordination of all

• perational response to maritime security threats.

2006: JOPC re-named Border Protection Command (BPC)

Our history has shaped who we are

Marine Pollution Maritime Terrorism

• High Vast distances
• sea states
• No infrastructure

Compromise to Bio- security Irregular Maritime Arrivals Illegal Exploitation of Natural Resources Piracy, Robbery or Violence at Sea Prohibited Imports and Exports Illegal Activity in Protected Areas

Maritime Security Programs

Awareness Assets

Response Assets

NAVY Armidale Class ACV Ashmore Guardian ACV Triton CUSTOMS Bay Class ACV Ocean Protector

Lines of Operation

AWARENESS PREVENTION RESPONSE