Defence 3 border protection
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Operation Resolute sees the Australian Defence Force work with other agencies like Border Force and Fisheries to protect Australia's borders and offshore maritime interests. It is the only Australian Defence Force operation that currently defends mainland Australia and its assets. Resources for Operation Resolute include aircraft, patrol boats, transit security elements on apprehended vessels, a frigate on standby, and army and intelligence agencies.
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Defence 3 border protection
- 1. Border Protection Australia in its Regional Context
- 2. Operation Resolute (July 2006- ) • Deals with – Illegal fishing – Illegal goods – People smuggling • OP Resolute sees the ADFs work with other agencies (e.g. Border Force, Fisheries) to protect Australia's borders and offshore maritime interests. • It is the only ADF operation that currently defends homeland Australia and its assets.
- 3. Resources for OP Resolute • Air Force AP-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft that provide aerial surveillance of Australia’s NW and N approaches • Navy Armidale Class Patrol Boats operating throughout Australia’s northern offshore maritime areas • A Transit Security Elements who provide extra security on apprehended vessels • A standby Frigate • Australian Army Regional Force Surveillance Unit patrols which conduct land based security operations • Intelligence Agencies
- 5. Illegal Fishing • Look at the fact sheet & illegal fishing answer the questions. Do you think illegal fishing is on the increase or decrease ?
- 7. Illegal Goods ‘Preventing, detecting and deterring the movement of • Weapons (non-declared) • Replica firearms • Dangerous goods • Protected wildlife • Illegal pornography • Material involving copyright breaches • Tobacco • Illicit drug imports (mostly performance or image enhancing drugs)
- 9. Case Study What does operation chance tell you about the complexity of boarder protection? Who is involved in boarder protection? Do you think illegal drugs entering Australia are on the increase or decrease? Why?
- 10. Illegal drugs/firearms • Customs work with law enforcement (defence and police) agencies to counter organised crime syndicates • Form 2009-2010, there was a significant increase in 2010-2011 statistics with the number of illicit drugs(rising to 15494) and weight of illicit drugs (4752kg,) an increase of by 70% • Customs involved in delegation to UN to help develop an arms trade treaty
- 11. Arms Trafficking
- 12. Illicit drug trade Drug Type From How does it get to Australia Opium/Heroin Coca/Cocaine Cannabis Amphetamine- type
- 13. People Smuggling • obligations to assist refugees (UN Convention) • security and criminal concerns people are not properly identified • quarantine and health risks involved in people bypassing normal immigration channels • processing illegal immigrants creates significant logistical problems and costs • smuggling infringes Australia's sovereignty, giving us less control over our borders • Crews of boats put the occupants at risk in a strategy to get Australia to rescue them • Border Force budget: $716 million over six years (2015)
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