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1.1.1 Use of Specific Terms in These Guidelines: Australian Government Physical Security Management Protocol

The document defines terms used in the physical security guidelines, including: - 'Need to' refers to a legislative requirement agencies must meet. - 'Are required to' refers to mandatory controls agencies cannot make exceptions for. - 'Are to' and 'is to' direct compliance with mandatory policy requirements. - 'Should' refers to better practices agencies are expected to follow unless their risk assessment indicates otherwise. It also defines terms related to events, including planned events which allow time for security arrangements, and unplanned or routine events which do not require as much planning.

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1.1.1 Use of Specific Terms in These Guidelines: Australian Government Physical Security Management Protocol

The document defines terms used in the physical security guidelines, including: - 'Need to' refers to a legislative requirement agencies must meet. - 'Are required to' refers to mandatory controls agencies cannot make exceptions for. - 'Are to' and 'is to' direct compliance with mandatory policy requirements. - 'Should' refers to better practices agencies are expected to follow unless their risk assessment indicates otherwise. It also defines terms related to events, including planned events which allow time for security arrangements, and unplanned or routine events which do not require as much planning.

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1 Use of specific terms in these guidelines


11. In these guidelines the use of the terms:

• ‘need to’ refers to a legislative requirement that agencies must meet


• ‘are required to’ or ‘is required to’ refers to a control:
- to which agencies cannot give a policy exception, or
- used in other protective security documents that set controls.
• ‘are to’ or ‘is to’ are directions required to support compliance with the mandatory
requirements of the physical security core policy, and
• ‘should’ refers to better practice; agencies are expected to apply better practice
unless there is a reason based on their risk assessment to apply alternative controls.
12. For details on policy exceptions see the Australian Government Physical Security
Management Protocol (section 1.4).

13. The following terms are also used in these guidelines:

• Australian Government involvement—could include strategic planning advice,


tactical support or the deployment of operational elements. All Australian
Government involvement is provided in collaboration with the event organisers, the
relevant jurisdictional police and other agencies.
• Event—includes both planned and unplanned events run by, or on behalf of, an
Australian Government agency.
• Event attendees—all people attending the event including delegates, speakers,
visitors and support staff.
• Event manager—the person in overall control of an event, this may be an agency
employee or outsourced provider.
• Event security officer (ESO)—the agency officer, or contractor responsible for the
security of people—attendees, staff and the public; information and assets at an
event.
• National interest—the maintenance of Australia’s good international reputation and
bilateral relations, public confidence in the areas of tourism, trade, the economy and
government, and the security and safety of all Australians.
• Jurisdictional—Australian states or territories.
• Planned event—an event that allows relevant agencies sufficient lead-time to
consider, discuss and implement security arrangements.
• Special event—a planned event of such a nature that the national interest is served
by the Australian Government’s involvement in whole-of-government coordination of
security, normally through EMA.

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• Unplanned event—an event that occurs on short notice, is routine or otherwise does
not allow, or require, for detailed planning, including security planning.

14. Government task forces.

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