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Joint Offshore Protection Command

JOPC

March 2005 – October 2006

Renamed Border Protection Command in 2006.

Joint Customs and Defence command within the Australian Customs Service that coordinated civil and military surveillance and response for offshore maritime security, including protection of offshore oil and gas facilities.

Names over time

Joint Offshore Protection Command2005–2006
Border Protection Command2006–2015
Maritime Border Command2015–present

How it came into existence

Established in March 2005, following the Prime Minister's December 2004 statement on offshore maritime security, by combining Customs Coastwatch with Defence maritime surveillance and patrol coordination under a single commander.

Merged from Coastwatch · March 2005
- Civil maritime surveillance
Split from Department of Defence · March 2005
- Coordination of Defence maritime surveillance and patrol assets

How it ended

Renamed Border Protection Command in October 2006.

Renamed to Border Protection Command · October 2006
- Offshore maritime security
- Civil and military maritime surveillance

Main functions

Offshore maritime security
Civil and military maritime surveillance
Protection of offshore oil and gas facilities
Coordination of patrol and response assets

Where it sits

Last in the portfolio of Attorney-General's Department.

Lineage

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Sources

Some dates or links for this organisation are not fully confirmed. Corrections are welcome.