AUSTRALIAS BORDER PROTECTION COMMAND Interagency and Civil Military - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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

Structure Minister For Home Affairs Minister for Defence The Hon Jason Clare MP The Hon Stephen Smith MP CEO Chief of the Defence Force Customs and Border Protection Service GEN David Hurley Mr Michael Carmody DCEO Chief of Joint Operations Maritime, Corporate and Intelligence LTGEN Ash Power Mr Mike Pezzullo Commander BPC/CJTF639 RADM David Johnston Deputy Commander BPC Ms Kaylene Zakharoff Deputy Commander JTF639 AIRCDRE Ken Watson Governance and Command Support Border Protection Command Operations: Intelligence Centre (BPC IC) Australian Maritime Security HQ Joint Task Force 639 Operational Operations Centre (AMSOC) Darwin Planning Strategy, Engagement & Assigned Customs Assets Assigned Defence Assets Counterterrorism Operational Effect – One Command

Our history has shaped who we are Year Lead Agency Events 1968: 12 nautical mile (nm) fishing zone declared 1968 - 1975 None (SIDC) 1973: Standing Inter-Departmental Committee (SIDC) est. 1974: MOU with Indonesia – Ashmore Island. 1975: RAN – Operation Trochus using Grumman Trackers. Department 1975 - 1985 1977: First wave of Vietnamese “boat people”. of Transport 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 - 1988 Australian 1985: Coastal Protection Unit and Coastal Aerial Surveillance Unit, Federal Police which becomes Coastwatch. 1988: ‘ The Northern Approaches Report’ - basis for future civil Customs 1988 - 2010 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 operational response to maritime security threats. 2006: JOPC re-named Border Protection Command (BPC)

Maritime Security Programs Maritime Terrorism Irregular Maritime Piracy, Robbery or Arrivals Violence at Sea • High Vast distances • sea states • No infrastructure Marine Pollution Prohibited Imports and Exports Compromise to Bio- Illegal Activity in Illegal Exploitation of security Protected Areas Natural Resources

Awareness Assets

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

Lines of Operation AWARENESS PREVENTION RESPONSE