Roles and Functions
Some of the key roles undertaken by the APS included:
- High level security at the residences of the Governor-General and the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Protection of Parliament House, and the Office of the Prime Minister
- Protection of foreign embassies and consulate offices within Australia (such as the United States Diplomatic mission to Australia)
- Protection of sensitive defence establishments, including Defence Headquarters at Russell Offices in Canberra; the joint Australian/US communications facility at Pine Gap in the Northern Territory; the former atomic testing site at Maralinga in South Australia; the Australian Defence Signals facility at Geraldton and the naval communications station at Exmouth, both in Western Australia
- Protection of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) at Lucas Heights and other sensitive nuclear storage facilities.
- Counter-Terrorist First Response (CTFR) functions at eleven designated airports; Adelaide, Alice Springs, Brisbane, Cairns, Darwin, Gold Coast, Hobart, Perth, Melbourne and Sydney.
- Perform security and escort protection for Commonwealth VIPs.
- Deployment of Air Security Officers (ASOs) aboard Australian-registered commercial passeneger aircraft.
- Augmentation of security at other facilities or for designated operations, including during protest activity at immigration detention centres and as part of the security arrangements for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Queensland in 2001.
In 2007, the APEC Summit hosted in various Australian states and cities including Sydney had AFPPS involvement regarding enforcement and protection as world leaders including John Howard, George W. Bush and other government and economic leaders will be in attendance.
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