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

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: (i) the principles underpinning the use of force in a domestic environment; and (ii) limitations on using force, including using force as a response of last resort and other limits on the use of force under Part VIA of the Act. (3) The training must have included guidance from the Australian Federal Police and lawyers in the Defence Force about the principles mentioned in subparagraph (2)(e)(i). (4) For each year after the person completes the training mentioned in subsections (2) and (3), the person must successfully complete training that is designed to refresh or update the knowledge the person needs to perform the duties of a security authorised member of the Defence Force who is in a base armed response team.