The Australian mainland has a total coastline of around 23,000 miles with more than 67 ports and Australia’s overall landmass is around 30 times larger than the UK: it’s a massive area to guard, patrol and monitor. The Australian security sector is huge, omnipresent in everyday life, and in a state of rapid growth. We have identified four main sectors that match Australian need to UK capability: Border Security Disaster Response Terrorist/Civil Disorder Response Cyber security Richard Harper will be leading a webinar to outline in more detail the security opportunities for British companies in Australia. Contact Richard.Harper@fco.gov.uk for more information.

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2. Security Sector in Australia
What’s in for the UK
Richard Harper
Trade Development Manager, British Consulate, Sydney
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3. Objectives for this webinar
• Give an overview of the Australian security environment and regulations
– Illustrate major threats and areas of concern
• Illustrate 4 main sectors that match Australian need to UK capability:
– Border security
– Disaster relief
– Terrorism/civil disorder
– Cyber crime
• Highlight possible market opportunities for British companies
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4. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
• Australia is an island continent and
the world's sixth largest country
(7,682,300 sq km)
– the country is approximately
4,000 km from east to west and
3,200 km from north to south.
– 40 % of the total coastline
length comprises island
coastlines with a coastline
36,735 km long.
– 20 % desert
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5. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
• Australia has six states:
– New South Wales
– Queensland
– South Australia
– Tasmania, Victoria
– Western Australia
• And two major territories
– Northern Territory
– Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
• All have separate governments,
sitting under federal government,
regulations vary between regions
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6. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
• Australia's estimated resident
population (ERP) at 30 December
2012 was 22.3 million. The most
populous states are New South
Wales and Victoria, with their
respective capitals, Sydney and
Melbourne, the largest cities in
Australia
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7. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
There were 188
security-regulated
airports in Australia
at the end of 2011,
with 27 international
airports across the
country
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8. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
In 2011 the total
flight passenger
movements
across Australia
was 134,609,617
Australia total passenger movements by year
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9. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
• Australia has more than 67
ports throughout its
coastline
• In 2011, there were over
27 434 calls to Australian
ports by containerships
bulk carriers, cargo
vessels and other vessels
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10. Security Sector in Australia: Four Main Areas of Concern
• Natural Disaster Response • Border Related Crimes
• Terrorist Response • Cyber Security
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11. Australian Agencies
•Although there are central agencies for
police services and disaster
response( Australian Federal Police
and Australian emergency management
agency), State Parliaments retain
legislative powers in this areas and
most of the work is performed by State
agencies.
•Defence, Customs and Border
protection are, however, coordinated
by the Australian government.
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12. Australian Agencies
Although there are central agencies for
police services and disaster
Each government has a
response( Australian Federal Police wide autonomy when
and Australian emergency management
agency), state parliaments retain dealing with emergency
legislative powers in this areas and management, therefore the
most of the work is performed by state
agencies. Defence, Customs and responsibility can be
Border protection are, however,
coordinated by the Australian
shared between several
government. bodies
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13. Security in Australia: Public and Private Sector
• The use of private labour force in crime prevention and law enforcement has
outnumbered police by more than two to one. In 2011 the total number of
security operators was approximately 114,600 ‘licensees’
• In particular, private investigators currently number about 25,000 (or about
half of the national police force)
• There is, however, a particular interest from the government for a national
consistency in the range of licenses available to security personnel and
security firms
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14. Security Sector in Australia
• Although still dominated by the government, the defence and security sector
in Australia is becoming increasingly connected with the private sector
• A general decline in reported burglary, robbery and other theft
• Increase in ‘Gun Crime’
• Investment in security and preventative measures
• A climate of heightened global fear of terrorism, increasing internet usage
and accompanying cyber-crime, demand for security and investigative
services is rising
• An increasing potential for public-private partnerships in a variety of areas
such as prisons management, border security surveillance and mass
gathering events security
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15. Security Sector in Australia: HAZARDS
Hazards—sources of
potential harm or
situations with a potential
to cause loss. Many of
these hazards are often
termed ‘natural hazards’
and include floods,
cyclones, earthquakes,
heatwaves, windstorms
and bushfires
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16. Security Sector in Australia: Natural Hazards
•Often seasonal and regional. They
are frequently unpredictable and can
occur almost anytime and anywhere
but it is a case of when, not if!
•Others are frequently identified as
‘technological hazards’, including
building fires, explosions,
transportation incidents, toxic
materials releases and the like
•There are other sources of hazard
with which we may be less familiar.
These include hazards of chemical,
biological and radiological origin,
including human and animal disease
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17. An Overview of Australia: Facts and Figures
“Natural hazards are a constant threat that every Australian has to live with”
Australian government, Geoscience Australia
• Natural disasters have
always been a concern for
Australians and recent
events show that it is a threat
still to be eradicated
• In Australia alone, billions of
dollars have been spent in
trying to mitigate or prevent,
prepare for, respond to and
recover from natural
disasters.
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18. Natural disaster: 2010-2012 balance
During the last two years, natural
disasters claimed 65 lives and
cost more than $7.5 billion
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19. Security Challenges
ASIO(Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) assessment
« The security challenges for
Australia will not diminish in the
near term. Australia will
continue to face a persistent
threat of terrorism, espionage,
foreign interference, including
cyber security threats. At
present, the potential for a
terrorist attack in Australia is
feasible and could well occur »
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20. Counter-Terrorism: List of organisations
Jihadist terrorism remains the most
immediate threat, however, the
Australian government officially listed
17 terrorist organisations :
• Abu Sayyaf Group
• Al -Qa'ida (A Q)
• Al -Qa'ida in t he Arabian Peni nsula (AQAP )
• Al -Qa’ ida in Iraq (AQI)
• Al -Qa’ ida in the Islami c Maghreb (AQIM)
• Al -Shabaab
• Ansar al-Islam
• Hamas’ s Izz al -Din al-Qassam Brigades
• Hizbal lah External Security Organisation
• Islam ic Movem ent of Uzbek istan
• Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
• Jami at ul -A nsar
• Jemaah Islamiy ah (JI)
• Kurdis tan W orkers Party (PKK)
• Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LeJ)
• Lashkar-e-Tayyiba
• Palestinian Islamic J ihad
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21. Organized Crime: “Bikie” gangs and more…
• Almost 40 motorcycle clubs linked
to criminal activities in Australia
describe themselves as “outlaw
motorcycle gangs” (OMCGs).
• The most recent assessment of
OMCGs identified that there are
currently 39 OMCGs operating in
Australia, with the number
of “patched” members as high as
4000.
• However, this is only one of the
different crime organisations in
Australia as for example
transnational organisations.
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22. Security Sector in Australia
Special regulations
To face this increasing
threat, in November 2009
the Australian Government
launched the Organised
Crime Strategic
Framework in order to
ensure Commonwealth
agencies are working
together to prevent,
disrupt, investigate and
prosecute organised
crime.
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23. Border Security: Drugs, firearms and other illegal imports
•By May 2010 the Australian
Authorities confiscated almost
1700 kg of illegal substances
during nearly 4000 seizures.
•The huge number of air and sea
movements, combined with a huge
coastline, contribute to make the
illegal entry of drugs, firearms and
immigrants a continuing and
major problem.
•In particular, firearms are strongly
related to gang related crimes.
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24. Fighting weapons trafficking: Firearms legislation in Australia
The Port Arthur massacre occurred in 1996 with the
death of 35 people, which led to the introduction of
stringent firearms legislation.
The Commonwealth Government regulates the
import and export of firearms. State and Territory
governments regulate ownership, possession and
sale of firearms... but illegal firearms continue to
enter the country in alarming numbers.
Police attribute a recent shooting ‘epidemic‘ to a
complex mix of groups behind the constant string of
drive-by and targeted shootings. Some shootings
stemmed from bikie turf wars, some were drug-
related disputes on organised crime gangs, some
were tit-for-tat matters between family members,
and some were just "idiots" and copycats.
Over the past two decades, an average of 19
people per year have been killed by offenders using
firearms.
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25. Security Sector in Australia: What’s in it for the UK?
• Training
– Cooperation with Government agencies
– Private sector training courses
• High Technology expertise
– Surveillance
– Cyber Security
– Natural Hazard response
– Critical Buildings Resilience Technology
• Consulting
• Anti- Terrorism response capabilities
– NBC threats and pandemics medical supplies
– High tech equipment
• Specialised kit
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26. How can UKTI help?
• OMIS service
– Industry-specific sector
report
– In-depth, bespoke report
focusing on whatever you
need
– Product launch/events
– PR/Media assistance
– Or whatever you need to
succeed!
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27. Thank You
• Any questions?
• Please get in touch with me:
Richard.Harper@fco.gov.uk
• You can view the presentation
and ask questions on the
UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)
LinkedIn Group
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