Dated     23 September 2024

Mark Dreyfus KC MP

Attorney‑General

Contents

1 Name..............................................1

2 Commencement........................................1

3 Repeal..............................................1

4 Authority............................................1

5 Direction - Protective and custodial functions.......................1

6 Direction - Protective service functions...........................1

 Schedule.............................................2

1   Name

  This instrument is the Australian Federal Police (Protective and Custodial Functions) Direction 2024.

1.                                    Commencement

This instrument commences on 23 September 2024.

1.                                    Repeal

This instrument repeals previous directions made under paragraph 8(1)(be) and section 8A of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979 (the Act).

4 Authority

  This instrument is made under paragraph 8(1)(be) and section 8A of the Act.

5 Direction - Protective and custodial functions

(1) For paragraph 8(1)(be) of the Act, the protective and custodial functions that the Australian Federal Police are to perform are police services and protective services with respect to persons and property, in Australia or in a foreign country, in relation to:

 (a) laws of the Commonwealth; 

(b) property of the Commonwealth (including Commonwealth places) and property of authorities of the Commonwealth;

(c) the safeguarding of Commonwealth interests;

(d) assisting, or cooperating with an Australian or foreign law enforcement, security or emergency services agency;

(e) the functions specified in column 3 of an item in Schedule 1 in respect of each person described or specified in column 2 of that item; and

(f) any other protective or custodial functions that the Commissioner of Police (the Commissioner):

(i) considers that the Australian Federal Police has the capacity to provide; and

(ii) authorises the Australian Federal Police to perform.

6 Direction - Protective service functions

For section 8A of the Act, the protective and custodial functions in Schedule 1 are protective service functions.

Schedule 1  Protective and custodial functions

Item Person      Functions

1 Department of Defence.    Protective services for defence

property including special

defence undertakings declared under section 6 of the Defence (Special Undertakings) Act 1952.

2 Department of Home Affairs.   Custodial services under the

 Migration Act 1958 (including escort services, however described).

3 Agency Head, a person who is able  Protective services, protective

to make binding arrangements on   security advice, conduct

 behalf of a foreign country, an   of security surveys of premises,

 international organisation, or any  monitoring of alarms installed at

 authority of such a person or   premises, and security training of

 organisation.     personnel in Australian or in a

       foreign country.

4 Agency Head, a person who is able  Custodial services, in Australia or in

 to make binding arrangements on   a foreign country, and all services

 behalf of a foreign country, an   reasonably related to the provision

 international organisation, or any   of those services, for a period

 authority of such a person or    determined by the Commissioner in

 organisation.     consultation with the person

       making the request.

5 Operators of airports under the    Counter-terrorist first response

Aviation Transport Security Act 2004.  force services under the Aviation                                                                                       Transport Security Regulations

2005 and other protective services at those airports.