1Defence (Security authorised member of the Defence Force—training and qualification requirements) Determination 2023

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Defence (Security authorised member of the Defence Force—training and qualification requirements) Determination 2023

I, Matt Thistlethwaite, Assistant Minister for Defence, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence, make the following determination.

Dated 27 September 2023   

Matt Thistlethwaite

Assistant Minister for Defence

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence

 

 

 

Contents

1  Name

2  Commencement

3  Authority

4  Training requirements

5  Qualification requirements

Schedule 1—Repeals

Defence (Security Authorised Members—Training and Qualification Requirements) Determination 2013

 

1  Name

  This instrument is the Defence (Security authorised member of the Defence Force—training and qualification requirements) Determination 2023.

2  Commencement

  This instrument commences on the day after the instrument is registered.

3  Authority

  This instrument is made under subsection 71C(4) of the Defence Act 1903 (the Act).

4  Training requirements

 (1) This section sets out the training requirements a person must satisfy to be a security authorised member of the Defence Force who is in a base armed response team.

Note: security authorised member of the Defence Force is defined in section 71A of the Act.

 (2) The person must have successfully completed training, organised by the Defence Force, that is designed to give the person familiarity with:

 (a) the powers and responsibilities of a security authorised member of the Defence Force under:

 (i)  Part VIA of the Act; and

 (ii)  other relevant Commonwealth, State and Territory laws; and

 (b) policing and security arrangements used in relation to defence premises; and

 (c) the security policies and protocols of the Department; and

 (d) the security alert system used by the Department; and

 (e) when the use of force is reasonable and necessary in exercising powers as a security authorised member of the Defence Force who is in a base armed response team, including: