A border guard of a country is a national security agency that ensures border security . Some of the national border guard agencies also perform coast guard (as in Germany , Italy or Ukraine ) and rescue service duties.
105-404: In different countries, names of particular border guard services vary significantly. The service may be called " police ", " guard ", " troops " or " sentinel " and the name would refer to the nation's official term for the state border - whether it is " frontier " or " border ". Most border guards of the world use dark green-colored elements on their uniform, insignia or flags. Typical tasks of
210-882: A gendarmerie force policing navigable rivers and lakes. They belonged to the Ministry of Defence until the 1980s, and the corps' highest official was a Navy rear-admiral. They have since been transferred to the Ministry of Interior and, more recently, to the newly created Ministry of Security. However, in the case of armed conflict, they can be put under the Navy's command. Responsibilities for traditional coast guard duties in Australia are distributed across various federal, state and community volunteer agencies. Each State Government also has agencies with coast guard responsibilities. For example, in Queensland, Maritime Safety Queensland
315-819: A gendarmerie under the supervision of the Israel Police and was founded as part of the frontier corps before it became the Border Police. In Italy the border police service is covered by the Guardia di Finanza , part of the Italian Armed Forces but under the operational control of the Finance Minister for its law enforcement duties; but there is also the Italian Customs Agency, a civilian administration that have
420-463: A border guard are: During wartime more militarized border guard services may be transferred to be under the control of a country's armed forces, if it is not so already. The Australian Border Force ( ABF ), is a part of the Department of Home Affairs , responsible for offshore and onshore border control enforcement, investigations, compliance and detention operations in Australia. The Force
525-466: A border guard in the Red Army on a mountain top near China, attaining the rank of colonel. The Border Units ( Граничне Јединице ) were the military border guard of Serbia, until their disbandment on 1 February 2007. The Border Units consisted of 17 battalions, totaling between 5,500 and 7,000 personnel. They were spread out over more than a hundred border posts. The fittest conscripts were assigned to
630-500: A coast guard, border guard, sea rescue organisation and a customs service. Though it is a civilian service, agents are armed. In France, it is commonly known as "les douanes", which means customs ("la douane" is a border checkpoint). Agents are referred to as "douaniers", which means customs officers. In the French legal standards, the prosecution carries the burden of proof since the defendant is presumed innocent; but in customs procedures,
735-593: A local fire and rescue department or other authorities. The Border Guard shares border control duties with Finnish Customs , which inspects arriving goods, and the Finnish Police , which enforces immigration decisions such as removal. The French Direction générale des douanes et droits indirects , Directorate-General of Customs and Indirect Taxes is a law enforcement civilian agency responsible for levying indirect taxes, preventing smuggling, surveilling borders and investigating counterfeit money. The agency acts as
840-480: A role as a naval reserve force with responsibilities in harbor defenses, port security , naval counter-intelligence and coastal patrols. The coast guard may, varying by jurisdiction, be a branch of a country's military , a law enforcement agency, or a search and rescue body. For example, the United States Coast Guard is a specialized military branch with law enforcement authority, whereas
945-629: A selected number of Coast Guards around the world, illustrating the varied roles they play in the respective governments and the countries they operate in: The Argentine Naval Prefecture , in Spanish Prefectura Naval Argentina or PNA, is a service of the Argentine Republic's Security Ministry charged with protecting the country's rivers, lakes and maritime territory. It therefore fulfills the functions of other countries' coast guards, and furthermore acts as
1050-487: A singular national 'sea and coast guard agency'. In March 2022, the government issue regulation on Governance of Maritime Security, Safety and Law Enforcement at Indonesia's Territorial Water and Jurisdiction and designate Maritime Security Agency as coordinating body for all maritime law enforcement agencies. The Irish Coast Guard (IRCG) makes up one arm of the Maritime Safety Services, the other being
1155-481: A sizable fleet of vessels and aircraft, all serviced from various bases and smaller stations located on three coasts ( Atlantic , Arctic , Pacific ) and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River . The Canadian Coast Guard College is located near Sydney, Nova Scotia . The China Coast Guard (CCG) ( Chinese : 中国海警 ) serves as a coordinating body for maritime search and rescue in the territorial waters of
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#17327725706321260-491: A specialised division of the Singapore Police Force that monitors and enforces its maritime borders. Korea Immigration Service, a part of Ministry of Justice , is responsible for protecting border control and Enforcement. Korea Immigration Service issues Visa , controls traffic of Human at Port of entry and Immigration Department of Home Affairs (Australia) The Department of Home Affairs
1365-411: A volunteer organization tasked with search and rescue without law enforcement authority. In most countries, a typical coast guard's functions are distinct from those of the navy (a military service) and the transit police (a law enforcement agency), while in certain countries they have similarities to both. The predecessor of Britain's modern His Majesty's Coastguard was established in 1809 as
1470-745: Is (since 2003) an agency of the Federal Security Service . The agency considers itself a direct successor of the Soviet Border Troops , and regularly celebrates the anniversary of the founding of the latter (May 28, 1918). This annual event, known as the Border Guards Day, is celebrated every year by the guards in active service as well as former servicemen in Moscow and throughout the country. Future world champion and Olympic sport shooter Boris Polak served as
1575-879: Is India's largest border patrol agency and is the largest border guarding force of the world. Established in December 1965 in the aftermath of the Second Indo Pakistani War after the Central Reserve Police Force , the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary and the Punjab Armed Police were relieved from their duties of guarding the Indo-Pakistani Border in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir , Rajasthan and Punjab respectively. It
1680-571: Is a department of the Government of Australia that is charged with responsibilities for national security , protective services, emergency management , border control , immigration , refugees , citizenship , transport security and multicultural affairs . The Home Affairs portfolio reports to the Minister for Home Affairs , currently held by Tony Burke , and is led by the Secretary of
1785-803: Is a component of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs). It has been guarding the India-Pakistan Border since 1965 and the Indo-Bangladeshi Border since 1971, when the Bangladesh gained independence after Bangladesh Liberation War . The BSF is controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs and is headed by an Indian Police Service Officer. The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is an Indian border patrol force conceived on October 24, 1962, which
1890-654: Is a paramilitary organization, subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior in administrative issues and to the President of the Republic in issues pertaining to the president's authority as Commander-in-Chief (e.g. officer promotions). The Finland-Russia border is a controlled border, routinely patrolled and protected by a border zone enforced by the Border Guard. Borders to Norway and Sweden are open borders , but
1995-598: Is a police force specialized in the land border area and branch of the Panamanian Public Forces . Its mission is to protect Panama's land borders and protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity and protect rights and freedoms of people, maintain public order, prevent and investigate crimes within their jurisdictions. Created in 2008, it is the[border guard branch of the Panamanian Public Forces. The Border Guard Service of Russia
2100-614: Is a whole-of-government initiative within the Australian Federal Police responsible to the Commonwealth Transnational Serious and Organised Crime Coordinator to investigate, disrupt and prosecute child exploitation and online child abuse crimes. The National Counter Foreign Interference Coordinator is responsible for policy development and strategic coordination of countering foreign interference and counter-espionage to protect
2205-565: Is also a Central Armed Police Force controlled by the Ministry of Home Affairs . The Central Armed Police Force, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) guards the India–Nepal border and the Bhutan–India border . The Assam Rifles (AR) is another Central Armed Police Force tasked which has border patrol duties. It is tasked with guarding the India–Myanmar border .The Assam Rifles is also controlled by
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#17327725706322310-622: Is also assigned with Search and Rescue (SAR) duties. For counter-terrorism and anti-piracy operations, the units operate in combination with the Special Anti-Terrorist Squad which is part of the Emergency Response Unit of the Cyprus Police. Although the prominent agencies responsible for all Search and Rescue operations are conducted by Cyprus Police Units, the agency responsible to organize
2415-855: Is also composed of the Counter-Terrorism Operational Coordination and Evaluation Branch, the Counter-Terrorism Strategic Coordination Branch, the Counter-Terrorism Capability Branch, and the Home Affairs Counter-Terrorism Policy Branch. The inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator was Air Marshal Darren Goldie from 3 July 2023 to 14 November 2023, Hamish Hansford (Deputy Secretary of Cyber and Infrastructure Security) acted in
2520-843: Is defending one of the longest coastline of Indian Ocean Region (IOR) The Iranian NEDSA controls the south entry point. The Border Guard Command Marine faraja sea [ fa ] also performs maritime duties in the north alongside the Iranian Navy . Maritime Law Enforcement in Indonesia is conducted by multiple government agencies, including the Indonesian Navy , Indonesian Maritime Security Agency , Indonesian Sea and Coast Guard , Directorate General of Marine and Fisheries Resources Surveillance , and National Police Water Unit . There has been plans to amalgamate these different maritime law enforcement agencies to become
2625-692: Is in Batumi , Adjaria . Besides the Poti-based force, the Coast Guard also includes a special counter-terrorist Detachment. Maritime surveillance radar stations are maintained at Anaklia , Poti, Supsa , Chakvi , and Gonio , providing coverage of all territorial seas. The German Federal Coast Guard , known as the Küstenwache, is both a civilian service and a law enforcement organisation, staffed with both police officers and certain civilians from
2730-574: Is managed by the Crisis Management Branch of Emergency Management Australia which was within the Attorney-General's Department before its transfer. Coast guard A coast guard or coastguard is a maritime security organization of a particular country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being
2835-404: Is one of the few law enforcement organisations in the world to combine water policing and coast guard duties while remaining as a policing unit. It operates primarily as a law enforcement agency, with secondary responsibilities in search and rescue. The Icelandic Coast Guard has primarily been a law enforcement organisation but is also in charge of national defences . It has also involved with
2940-1001: Is responsible for maritime safety and the Queensland Police Service has a water police unit for law enforcement along the coastline, in waterways, and for Queensland islands. In addition, there are several private volunteer coast guard organizations, the two largest organizations being the Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol (established in 1937) and the Australian Volunteer Coast Guard (established in 1961). These volunteer organizations have no law enforcement powers, and are essentially auxiliary Search and Rescue services. In NSW these two organisations have joined to become Marine Rescue in 2009. The Bangladesh Coast Guard ( Bengali transliteration: বাংলাদেশ কোস্ট গার্ড; translated from English : বাংলাদেশ উপকূল রক্ষক ); BCG
3045-586: Is responsible for patrolling India's 2115 kilometer border with the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Although it previously patrolled the borders with the help of the Assam Rifles it has been the sole border patrol agency for the entire border since 2002 when it took over the border guarding responsibilities from Assam Rifles in the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim .Like the BSF it
3150-601: Is responsible for policy development and strategic coordination of the disruption of transnational serious organised crime across the Australian Government including the Australian Federal Police , Australian Border Force , Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission , Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre , and state and territory law enforcement agencies . The Coordinator is held concurrently by an Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner. The Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation
3255-578: Is the fourth organization within the Armed Forces, besides Army, Navy and Air Force. Besides patrolling the border it also has the function of Military Police and protects the Royal Family . Border Security Command and Coastal Security Bureau are collectively responsible for restricting unauthorized cross-border (land and sea) entries and exits, in the early 1990s the bureaus responsible for border security and coastal security were transferred from
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3360-752: Is the maritime law enforcement force of Bangladesh . It is a paramilitary force which is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs . Its officers are transferred from the Bangladesh Navy . The Bangladesh Coast Guard also performs the duty of maritime border security of Bangladesh. The headquarters is located in Dhaka , Bangladesh. Currently the coast guard has 3,339 personnel The Belize Coast Guard (BCG) mission includes maritime safety, maritime security, marine resources protection, maintaining sovereignty over Belize sea space, and naval defence of Belize. Coast Guard men and women are deployed around
3465-530: Is the national computer emergency response team responsible for cybersecurity responses and providing cyber security advice and support to critical infrastructure and other systems of national interest. CERT Australia works closely with other Australian Government agencies, international CERTs, and the private sector. It is also a key element in the Australian Cyber Security Centre, sharing information and working closely with ASIO,
3570-592: Is the national coast guard of the Republic of Greece . It is a paramilitary organization that can support the Hellenic Navy in wartime, but resides under separate civilian control in times of peace. It was founded in 1919 by an Act of Parliament and the legal framework for its function was reformed in 1927. The Haitian Coast Guard is an operational unit of the Haitian National Police . It
3675-423: Is to protect the border, during national emergencies it can also be called upon to aid the government. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is a law enforcement agency of the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness . Created in 2003, it amalgamated the enforcement activities performed by three separate government entities ( Canada Customs and Revenue Agency , Citizenship and Immigration Canada and
3780-584: The Aphrodite gas field in its Exclusive Economic Zone and Cyprus Police being the main national Law enforcement agency , the duties and responsibilities of the Cyprus Port and Marine Police are many and sometimes complex. It is a unit of the Cyprus Police, which resides under the Ministry of Justice and Public Order (Cyprus) . However it can support the Cyprus Navy in wartime which resides under
3885-917: The Australian Treasury , the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development , and the Department of the Environment and Energy . The Australian Government Crisis Coordination Centre (CCC) is an all-hazards coordination facility, which operates on a 24/7 basis, and supports the Australian Government Crisis Committee (AGCC) and the National Crisis Committee (NCC). The CCC provides whole-of-government all-hazards monitoring and situational awareness for domestic and international events and coordinates Australian Government responses to major domestic incidents. The Crisis Coordination Centre
3990-672: The Belize Defence Force and the Belize Police Department . Having 18 kilometres of coastline only, Bosnia and Herzegovina does not have a force dedicated to defend its coast. The duty of patrolling its coastline falls to the Granična policija [ sh ] (English: Border Police ). In addition to the roles of a traditional navy, the Brazilian Navy also carries out the role of organizing
4095-527: The Canadian Armed Forces , Royal Canadian Mounted Police , and other organizations. The CCG maintains and operates seamarks, coastal light stations, vessel traffic services, marine pollution response services, marine communications systems, and provides icebreaking services. The CCG also operates all Federal scientific research and hydrographic survey vessels. To accomplish these tasks, the CCG has
4200-659: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ). Traditionally unarmed, the arming of Border Services Officers, Investigators, and Inland Enforcement Officers began in 2007 and was completed in 2016. Officers are found at entry points to Canada (airports, marine entry points, and land crossing points with the United States). Alien Police Service is a highly specialized unit of the police of the Czech Republic, which carries out functions relating to
4305-875: The Central Military Commission (CMC). In Hong Kong, law enforcement duties are carried out by the Marine Region of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department (Ports and Maritime Command of the Boundary and Ports Branch). The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Co-ordination Centre (HKMRCC) co-ordinates search and rescue vessels, aircraft and other resources of the Fire Services Department , Government Flying Service , Marine Department and
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4410-446: The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade , the Attorney-General's Department , and elements of the Department of Defence such as the Defence Security and Vetting Service and Australian Defence Force Investigative Service . The Australian Government Critical Infrastructure Centre (CIC) is responsible for whole-of-government coordination of critical infrastructure protection and national security risk assessments and advice. It
4515-460: The Department of Home Affairs (1928–32) , the Department of the Interior (1932–39) , the Department of the Interior (1939–72) , the Department of Home Affairs (1977–80) , and the Department of Home Affairs and Environment (1980–84) . Prior to the formation of the current Department of Home Affairs, the Attorney-General's Department had responsibility for national security, law enforcement, emergency management as well as border protection alongside
4620-423: The Egyptian Navy , is responsible for the onshore protection of public installations near the coast and the patrol of coastal waters to prevent smuggling. In the French Republic , Affaires maritimes is the closest organization to a coast guard. In each region, a naval admiral, called Maritime Prefect , is in charge of coordination of all state services for action at sea by the Navy , the Affaires maritimes ,
4725-425: The Maritime Gendarmerie and the Coastguard Service of the French Customs . A charity, Société Nationale de Sauvetage en Mer , provides most life saving duties at the local level. The Georgian Coast Guard is the maritime arm of the Georgian Border Police , within the Ministry for Internal Affairs. It is responsible for the maritime protection of the entire 310 km (190 mi) coastline of Georgia, as well as
4830-429: The Ministry of State Security (North Korea) to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces . Sometime thereafter, the Border Security Bureau was enlarged to corps level and renamed the Border Security Command. Previously headquartered in Chagang Province, the Border Security Command was relocated to Pyongyang in 2002. The Frontier Corps (FC) ( Urdu : فرنٹیئرکور ) are four federal paramilitary forces recruited mostly from
4935-452: The Secretariat for Security . The Border Security Agency is part of the Malaysian government agency that was recently established in 2015 to guard the country's entry and exit points from illegal activities such as smuggling , illegal migration and human trafficking . Before the establishment of the agency, Malaysian borders was guarded by the Malaysian Armed Forces and Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency . The Royal Marechaussee
5040-521: The United Kingdom 's His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) is a civilian organisation whose primary role is search and rescue. Most coast guards operate ships and aircraft including helicopters and seaplanes that are either owned or leased by the agency in order to fulfil their respective roles. Some coast guards, such as the Irish Coast Guard , have only a very limited law enforcement role, usually in enforcing maritime safety law, such as by inspecting ships docked in their jurisdiction. In cases where
5145-494: The United States Life-Saving Service , was formed in 1848 and consisted of life saving crews stationed at points along the United States East Coast . The Coast Guard later absorbed the United States Lighthouse Service in 1939 and the functions of the Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection via a two-step process in 1942 and 1946. Among the responsibilities that may be entrusted to a coast guard service are: During wartime, some national coast guard organisations might have
5250-419: The Waterguard , a department of the HM Customs and Excise authority, which was originally devoted to the prevention of smuggling . At the time, due to high UK taxation on liquors such as brandy, as well as tobacco and other luxuries, smuggling of such cargos from places such as France, Belgium, and Holland was an attractive proposition for criminals. The barrels of brandy and other contraband were landed from
5355-572: The Australian Federal Police, the Australian Signals Directorate, the Defence Intelligence Organisation and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. The Aviation and Maritime Security Division (formerly the Office of Transport Security within the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development ) is led by the Executive Director of Transport Security and is responsible for aviation security, air cargo security, maritime security, and various transport security operations. The Commonwealth Transnational Serious and Organised Crime Coordinator
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#17327725706325460-436: The Australian Government Cyber Security Strategy. The National Cyber Coordinator also ensures effective partnerships between Commonwealth, state and territory governments, the private sector, non-governmental organisations, the research community and international partners. The National Cyber Coordinator also works closely with the Australian Cyber Security Centre and the Australian Ambassador for Cyber Issues. CERT Australia
5565-717: The Border Guard maintains personnel in the area owing to its search and rescue (SAR) duties. There are two coast guard districts for patrolling maritime borders. The Border Guard has also detachments posted at ports and airports. In peacetime, the Border Guard trains special forces and light infantry and can be incorporated fully or in part into the Finnish Defence Forces when required by defence readiness. The Border Guard has police and investigative powers in immigration matters and can independently investigate immigration violations. The Border Guard has search and rescue (SAR) duties, both maritime and inland. The Guard operates SAR helicopters that are often used in inland SAR, in assistance of
5670-409: The Border Units, and underwent training similar to Special Forces . Under Serbian and also Yugoslav law, the Border Units were the only military formations that were allowed to conduct combat operations during peacetime. Today the border is guarded by the units of the Ministry of Internal Affairs , specifically the Border Police . Their tasks are defined as: monitoring of the state border, increasing
5775-414: The Co-Chair and or Chair of the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee and the Joint Counter-Terrorism Board, with the Centre for Counter-Terrorism Coordination providing secretariat support to the Australian Counter-Terrorism Centre and the Australian and New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee. Along with the Deputy Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, the Centre for Counter-Terrorism Coordination
5880-471: The Coast Guard, Coast Guard ships and airplanes are authorized to pursue them and if necessary open fire, while taking care not to jeopardize the lives of the vessel's crew. Under the law, the commander of the Coast Guard is a Navy officer who is appointed and relieved of duty by the President of the Republic at the government's proposal. The Cyprus Port and Marine Police ( Greek Λιμενική και Ναυτική Αστυνομία – Limeniki kai Nautiki Astinomia ) fulfills
5985-447: The Croatian Parliament passed a bill establishing the Croatian Coast Guard. The Coast Guard's mission is protect sovereign rights and carry out Croatia's jurisdiction in the Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone , the continental shelf and the high seas . The Coast Guard will also monitor vessels sailing in the Croatian territorial waters . If vessels are caught violating Croatian or international regulations and disregard warnings by
6090-453: The Czech Republic and is directly subordinate to the Police Presidium of the Czech Republic Alien Police Unions in the regional directorates of individual regions The Egyptian Border Guard is under the control of the Ministry of Defence (Egypt) . The Border Guard is a lightly armed paramilitary unit of about 25,000 personnel, responsible for border surveillance, general peacekeeping, drug interdiction, and prevention of smuggling. During
6195-454: The Department of Home Affairs, Stephanie Foster . The Department was officially established on 20 December 2017, building on the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection and bringing policy responsibilities and agencies from the Attorney-General's Department , Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development , Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , and Department of Social Services . The Department of Home Affairs
6300-415: The Georgian territorial waters . The primary missions of the service are administration of the territorial waters, marine pollution protection, maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, port security and maritime defense. The former Georgian Navy was absorbed into the Coast Guard in 2009. The headquarters and a principal Coast Guard base are located at the Black Sea port of Poti . A second smaller base
6405-577: The HMCG's own helicopters. Beginning in 1964 with the United States Coast Guard, many coast guards around the world have adopted high visibility color schemes to differentiate their coast guard vessels from the vessels of their respective navies. A frequent element is a high contrast "racing stripe" on the outer hull. While no international agreement exists to adopt it as a uniform marking, the 2009/2010 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships showed 61 nations had adopted some form of this stripe pattern for their coastal patrol and rescue vessels. The following lists
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#17327725706326510-481: The Isle of Man Inland Search and Rescue Group. It maintains the Isle of Man's Marine Operations Centre (control room), but it has no aircraft, and contracts air-sea rescue to the UK Coastguard. In the Republic of Italy , the Guardia Costiera is part of the Italian Navy under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport . They have responsibility for enforcement of shipping and maritime safety regulations, as well as performing search and rescue duties In Japan ,
6615-402: The Marine Police. In Macau , coast guard responsibilities fall under the purview of the Macau Customs Service , which is in charge of conducting CG duties. The Marine and Water Bureau , which is under the Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau) , helps in coordinating search and rescue operations in the region. It's done via the Search and Rescue Coordination Centre, formed under
6720-521: The Maritime Safety Directorate. Both arms are due to merge into a new "one stop shop" agency for all maritime safety matters. The purpose of the Irish Coast Guard is: To reduce the loss of life within the Irish Search and Rescue Region and on rivers, lakes and waterways and to protect the quality of the marine environment within the Irish Pollution Responsibility Zone, Harbours and Maritime Local Authority areas and to preserve property. To promote safety standards, and by doing so, prevent, as far as possible,
6825-407: The Ministry of Defence. It is staffed by Police Officers which can be transferred to and from other units and agencies of the Cyprus Police and are tasked with the primary mission of policing the country's sea borders and the law enforcement of the waters around it. The unit is equipped with patrol boats and radars but it does not operate its own helicopters. Instead, it operates in combination with
6930-563: The Ministry of Home Affairs, however the operational control of the AR is exercised by the Indian Army . Border security in Indonesia are conducted: The Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guard Command is the sole agency responsible for border patrol and control, acting under Law Enforcement Force (which itself is part of Armed Forces of Iran ) since 2000. The agency also has coast guard duties in maritime borders. The control of entry points in airports are conducted by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps . The Israel Border Police operates as
7035-402: The People's Republic of China. It was formed on 2013 as an amalgamation of four agencies: the Public Security Border Troops under the Ministry of Public Security , China Maritime Safety Administration , China Marine Surveillance , and China Fisheries Law Enforcement Command . In March 2018, it was placed under the leadership of the People's Armed Police , which is under the direct command of
7140-464: The Prime Minister and Cabinet ) provides strategic advice and support to the Minister for Home Affairs and the Prime Minister on all aspects of counterterrorism and countering violent extremism policy and co-ordination across government. The Office was created after recommendations from the Review of Australia's Counter-Terrorism Machinery in 2015 in response to the 2014 Sydney hostage crisis . The Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator also serves as
7245-505: The Republic of Iceland's contributions to expeditionary operations and conducted military exercises. For example, Operation Enduring Freedom and Northern Challenge . The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) is under the Ministry of Defence . It has responsibility for search and rescue, enforcing the maritime law of anti-smuggling, immigration and shipping regulations and protecting the country's maritime and offshore resources. With 40 plus aircraft and 150 plus vessels and ships Indian Coast Guards
7350-585: The SAR system, to co-ordinate, to control and direct SAR operations in the region that the Republic of Cyprus is responsible for (which coincides with the Nicosia FIR ) is the Cyprus Joint Rescue Coordination Center or JRCC Larnaca, which is an independent agency of the Ministry of Defence. The Djiboutian Coast Guard , part of the Djiboutian Armed Forces , is a humanitarian and security service. It protects Djibouti's borders and economic and security interests and defends its territorial waters and its Exclusive Economic Zone . The Egyptian Coast Guard , part of
7455-596: The Vessel Traffic Control Centre of Macao (Macao VTS). The Croatian Coast Guard ( Croatian : Obalna straža Republike Hrvatske ) is a division of the Croatian Navy responsible for protecting the interests of the Republic of Croatia at sea . The Croatian Navy is composed of classical naval forces structured into a flotilla and the Coast Guard that solely consists of ships with peacetime duties, e.g. protection of ecology , fishing , control of tankers , ballast waters , combat against terrorism , trafficking of people , narcotics , and similar. On September 13, 2007,
7560-505: The aerial unit of the Cyprus Police, the Cyprus Police Aviation Unit . Main roles include law enforcement against illicit activities such as smuggling (due to the fact that although the Customs and Excise Department is a separate agency under the Ministry of Finance, it does not have an operational or tactical team of its own), terrorism , piracy , illegal fishing , Illegal drug trade , illegal immigration and
7665-601: The authority of the Board of Customs and in future should be named the "Coastguard". In 1845 the Coastguard was subordinated to the Admiralty . In 1829 the first UK Coastguard instructions were published and dealt with discipline and directions for carrying out preventative duties. They also stipulated that, when a ship was wrecked, the Coastguard was responsible for taking all possible action to save lives, to take charge of
7770-788: The border of the country. The armed organization is subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. The State Border Guard Service is the organisation charged with controlling and maintaining the Lithuanian Border. The State Border Guard Service falls under authority of the Ministry of the Interior, which supervises and controls the implementation of border guard policy. Border patrol and immigration control in Macau are conducted by Public Security Police Force of Macau at land entries (4) with China and at Macau International Airport . Customs duties are performed by Macau Customs agency. Both border guards and customs officers are responsibilities of
7875-529: The border. These officers act as informal border guards, which do not exist in Hong Kong as there is no international boundary with mainland China. All three border agencies are responsibilities of the Security Bureau . In Hungary border control belongs to police since 2007. There is no different organization for this role. Policemen serving on the border have the very same uniform as those inside
7980-546: The clock patrolling the internal waters and territorial seas. On the northern frontier, their joint operating base at Consejo protects the local economy from the negative impacts of illegal contraband and acts as the northern cut off for drug trafficking. On their southern boundary they stand guard at the Sarstoon river ensuring sovereignty and territorial integrity of Belize. They stand ready for anything (Utrinque Paratus ). The Coast Guard Service coordinates its activities with
8085-663: The coast guard is primarily concerned with coordinating rather than executing rescue operations, lifeboats are often provided by civilian voluntary organisations, such as the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in the United Kingdom and Ireland, whilst aircraft may be provided by the countries' armed forces , such as the search and rescue Sea Kings formerly operated by the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy , in addition to any of
8190-658: The country. Previously the Frontier Guard or Border Guard was a separate agency, the hu:Határőrség Magyarországon . The Frontier Forces are responsible for the border security of Kyrgyzstan . The Frontier Forces are commanded by the interior ministry , but are officially part of the military of Kyrgyzstan . They had many disagreements of the Frontier Service of Uzbekistan and had a military drill with China in August 2013. The Border Security Force (BSF)
8295-457: The crossing of the state border and cross-border crime. The Alien Police Service was established by the Ministry of Interior no. 67/2008 establishing units of the Police of the Czech Republic nationwide. Alien Police of the Czech Republic is divided into: Alien Police Service Directorate - is within the specified range managing, methodological and control department with jurisdiction throughout
8400-471: The defendant carries the burden of proof. French Border Police , Police aux frontières or PAF (former Police de l'air et des frontières ), also have to monitor the borders and conduct checks in some parts. In Germany, the Federal Police, a civilian agency subordinated to the Ministry of Interior , is - besides other duties - responsible for border control tasks. Until 2005, the Federal Police
8505-412: The detection of illegal migration, application of punitive measures against foreigners staying in the Czech Republic in violation of the law no. 326/1999 Coll. On the residence of foreigners in the Czech Republic and amending certain laws, as amended laws, the tasks arising from international agreements and directly applicable European Community legislation and solving the crimes committed in connection with
8610-902: The forces are officially part of the Interior Ministry . The Pakistan Rangers are a pair of paramilitary forces under the control of the Ministry of the Interior. In 1995 the Pakistan Rangers divided into two parts; the Pakistan Rangers Punjab headquartered in Lahore and the Pakistan Rangers Sindh headquartered in Karachi . The two forces now have different uniforms and chains of command. The National Border Service also called SENAFRONT (abbreviation for Servicio Nacional de Fronteras )
8715-495: The functions of other countries' coast guards for the Republic of Cyprus . Cyprus is an island country in the Eastern Mediterranean with about 1/3 of the island is under control of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus after 1974 Cypriot coup d'état and following Turkish military Invasion based on Treaty of Guarantee (1960) . Due to the country's geopolitical situation, size, the recent discovery in 2011 of
8820-576: The integrity of Australian national security and interests. The Coordinator is responsible for interagency and intergovernmental strategy and coordination to counter coercive, clandestine or deceptive activities undertaken on behalf of foreign powers. Accordingly, the Coordinator acts as an intergovernmental focal point for the Australian Federal Police , the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ,
8925-589: The land borders. Border guards in Hong Kong consists of two civilian agencies: Hong Kong Police Force officers patrol the border with mainland China, but they are not border guards at entry points. Prior to 1995, this role was performed by British Army units stationed in Hong Kong . Various police checkpoint booths (boundary crossing) are found along roads and are in the outside Closed Areas. Staffed by uniformed Hong Kong Police officers, vehicle occupants must present papers and/or permits in order to proceed to
9030-401: The late 1980s, the force was equipped with remote sensors, night-vision binoculars, communications vehicles, and high-speed motorboats. The Finnish Border Guard ( Finnish : Rajavartiolaitos ; Swedish : Gränsbevakningsväsendet ), including the coast guard , is the agency responsible for border control related to persons, including passport control and border patrol. The Border Guard
9135-538: The level of security on airports and international waterways on the Danube , Sava , and Tisa rivers, suppression of cross-border crime, risk analysis, controlling the movement and stay of foreigners, and operation of border crossings. As an island, Singapore is surrounded by water and does not share land borders with other countries. Hence, border security is the responsibility of the Police Coast Guard ,
9240-792: The loss of life at sea and on inland waters and other areas, and to provide an effective emergency response service. The Isle of Man is a Crown dependency in the Irish Sea between Ireland and the United Kingdom. It is not part of the United Kingdom, but historically relied upon the UK Coastguard. However, the UK Coastguard withdrew in 1988, and the Isle of Man Government formed its own Coastguard in 1989. Its key functions are coastal patrol, pollution control, and shore-based search and rescue. It also co-operates with other agencies as part of
9345-586: The merchant navy and other operational safety missions traditionally conducted by a coast guard. Other roles include: Conducting national maritime policy, and implementing and enforcing laws and regulations with respect to the sea and inland waters. The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a civilian service under the Department of Fisheries and Oceans responsible for patrolling the world's longest coastline of 243,042 km (~151,000 mi). The CCG holds responsibility for all marine search and rescue throughout Canada. The CCG coordinates search and rescue operations with
9450-611: The position after Goldie was recalled to Defence. Lieutenant General Michelle McGuinness was appointed to the role from 26 February 2023. The National Cyber Security Coordinator and the Cyber Security Policy Division within the Department of Home Affairs (formerly within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ) are responsible for cyber security policy and the implementation of
9555-593: The role of Customs Authority. Mostly, the Guardia di Finanza (or Fiamme Gialle ) fight against smuggling , illegal drug trafficking , tax evasion and other financial crimes, even jointly to the Customs Agency. Also, many border posts are staffed by Carabinieri . The Immigration and Border Police also performs border police duties. In Latvia the State Border Guard is in charge of protecting
9660-540: The ships on England's beaches at night in small boats and later sold for profit, as later depicted in the Doctor Syn series of books by Russell Thorndike . The Coastguard was also responsible for giving assistance to shipwrecks . Each Waterguard station was issued with a Manby mortar , which had been invented by Captain George William Manby in 1808. The mortar fired a shot with a line attached from
9765-616: The shore to the wrecked ship and was used for many years. This was the origin of the Coastguard's life saving role. In 1821 a committee of inquiry recommended that responsibility for the Preventative Waterguard be transferred to the Board of Customs. The Treasury agreed and (in a memorandum dated 15 January 1822) directed that the preventative services, which consisted of the Preventative Water Guard , cruisers, and riding officers should be placed under
9870-562: The tribal areas and led by officers from the Pakistan Army . The FC are stationed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. There are four distinct forces, known as FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (North) , FC Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (South) , FC Balochistan (North) , and FC Balochistan (South) . Each force is run by an " inspector general " who is a regular Pakistani Army officer of at least major-general rank, although
9975-478: The various German federal agencies associated with maritime administration with responsibility for the coordination of all law enforcement activities within its jurisdiction in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Hellenic Coast Guard ( Greek : Λιμενικό Σώμα-Ελληνική Ακτοφυλακή , romanized : Limeniko Soma-Elliniki Aktofylaki , lit. 'Harbor Corps-Hellenic Coast Guard')
10080-415: The various forms of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship . The proposed establishment of the Department of Home Affairs was announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on 18 July 2017 to be headed by Immigration Minister Peter Dutton as the designated Minister for Home Affairs to bring together all national security, border control and law enforcement agencies of the government. The Department
10185-722: The vessel and to protect property. In the United States, the United States Coast Guard was created in 1915 by the merger of two other federal agencies. The first, the United States Revenue Cutter Service , founded in 1790 and known until 1894 as the United States Revenue-Marine, was a maritime customs enforcement agency that also assumed a supporting role to the United States Navy in wartime. The second,
10290-481: Was also moved to the Attorney General portfolio. One of the seven inaugural Australian Public Service departments at the federation of Australia was the Department of Home Affairs (1901–16) with wide-ranging responsibilities for public works, elections, census, the public service, pensions, and inter-state relations. This department was followed by the Department of Home and Territories (1916–1928) ,
10395-458: Was called Federal Border Guard , and originally was a paramilitary organisation having mandatory service in the 1970s, but had its military rank structure changed into a civilian one in the 1970s and lost its wartime combatant status in the 1990s. The German state of Bavaria reestablished its State Border Police in the aftermath of the European migrant crisis in 2018 again, after it
10500-548: Was established on 1 July 2015 merging the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service with the immigration detention and compliance functions of the then Department of Immigration and Border Protection . The ABF is a law enforcement agency operating under the Australian Border Force Act 2015 with broadened legislative powers including the introduction of sworn officers. A new uniform
10605-504: Was established on 23 January 2017 originally within the Attorney-General's Department and brings together expertise and capability from across the Australian Government and functions in close consultation states and territory governments, regulators, and the private sector. The Centre also supports the Foreign Investment Review Board and brings together staff from across governmental authorities including from
10710-482: Was introduced and following the transition there was increase in the number of officers authorised to carry firearms. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) is a paramilitary border security and anti-smuggling force under the Ministry of Home Affairs of Bangladesh . BGB can trace back its origin to the establishment of the Ramgarh Local Battalion in 1795. This force is armed and although its primary duty
10815-750: Was merged into the Bavarian State Police in 1998 because of the Schengen Agreement . In October 1964, the Border Guard Unit was formed as a police unit led by an assistant commissioner of police. The BGU acted as customs agents examining passengers and baggage aboard ships and aircraft. It forms part of the Ghana Revenue Authority . The primary operation of BGU is the detection and apprehension of illegal aliens as well as smugglers of aliens at or near
10920-513: Was officially stood up on the 20 December 2017 through an Administrative Arrangements Order . The following are the ministers of the Home Affairs portfolio: The Department is responsible for the following functions: The Commonwealth Counter-Terrorism Coordinator and the Centre for Counter-Terrorism Coordination within the Department of Home Affairs (formerly within the Department of
11025-792: Was seen at the time as the Australian version of the United Kingdom's Home Office or the United States Department of Homeland Security . In 2022, the Australian Federal Police, Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Transaction and Analysis Center were de-merged from the department and moved to the Attorney General portfolio, and in July 2024 the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
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