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The Australian Protective Service Amendment Bill 2002 was introduced into the Parliament with the intention of making the Australian Protective Service (APS) become an operating division of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) on 1 July 2002. The legislation passed and full integration took effect from 1 July 2004. The service is now known as the Australian Federal Police Uniformed Protection. Protective Service is a function which now falls under Aviation Security and Protection in the AFP. AFP Uniformed Protection officers are referred to as "Protective Service Officers" (PSOs) Their primary functions are Counter Terrorist First Response (CTFR) at Australia's major airports and uniformed protection at selected sensitive sites across Australia including Parliament House, Diplomatic Protection and Defence sites to name a few. PSOs, whilst not sworn police, do have specialised powers under the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (powers of arrest for Commonwealth Offences relating to Commonwealth property.)
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