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The Governance of Security in Australia’s Maritime Domain
Author: Derek Woolner
Volume 7, Number 2 (Winter 2011), pp. 55-80.
Abstract
The structures for managing the policing of Australia’s maritime zones have been changed frequently since the 1970s in response to political crises. All responses avoided creation of a dedicated agency to undertake the task but none of the cooperative arrangements that emerged have been sufficiently robust to respond satisfactorily to the next crisis. The current arrangements under the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service have not prevented instances of poor performance, lax financial management and unclear responsibility. This article argues that these are inherent structural weaknesses of the current approach to maritime security and that it is time to establish a dedicated agency to perform the task.
About the Author
Derek Woolner is a Visiting Fellow at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. He is co-author of The Collins Class Submarine Story: Steel, Spies and Spin, released by Cambridge University Press in April 2008. Derek has written extensively on maritime border control issues, and was Director of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Group of the Australian Parliament’s research and policy advice services until January 2002. Early in his career, Derek was policy adviser to Defence Ministers Lance Barnard and Bill Morrison. derek.woolner@anu.edu.au.
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