Coast Guards In Australia
Australia, with 19,650 kilometres of coastline does not have a force purely to defend its coast. The duty of patrolling the Australian coastline falls to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (through its Coastwatch division), and the Police services of the states. In addition, there are several private volunteer coast guard organisations, the two largest rival organisations being the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (established in 1937 as the Volunteer Coastal Patrol) and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (established in 1961). These volunteer organisations have no law enforcement powers, but are essentially auxiliary Search and Rescue services. In July 2009 the three organisations (Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol, Australian Volunteer Coast Guard and some units of the Volunteer Rescue Association's Marine Branch) united under the government sponsored Marine Rescue NSW.
Read more about Coast Guards In Australia: Australian Volunteer Coast Guard, Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol, Efforts To Create A Single Australian Coast Guard, Western Australia
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