President’s Message

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Publisher Editor Bryan de Caires

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Our industry touches the lives of all Australians, from residential alarms through to commercial and critical infrastructure sites, security is everywhere and is in many examples, the difference between an organisation opening or closing. Think about a commercial site, where security is a mandatory requirement for the site to function correctly. If the access control system fails, so does the working environment. For the protective services sector, think about a concert or another major event, where quantity of protective services staff is required. If the site does not meet their requirement, the show can’t go on! We may not realise it every day, but the security industry does deliver community benefits, by keeping organisations and our economy functioning, which is why its crucial for ASIAL to continue advocating professionalism and standards to various levels of government. If we can get the policy settings right, our industry will play the leading role in growing our economy to where we all want it to be.

ASIAL also continues to deliver excellent member value. I mentioned the release of ASIAL’s new mobile app, ASIAL GO in my previous message. The app provides immediate resources for legislation, regulation, member benefits, event bookings and publications to name just a handful of practical uses and is free to download for ASIAL members, and employees of ASIAL members. Since my last message, 100s more have downloaded the app and we’ve received positive feedback from those that are actively using ASIAL GO.

The next phase of our career’s portal is well underway and will be released soon. Most of us are passionate about our industry, especially those that have dedicated a large part of their working time in the industry, and the career’s portal is one way for us to show this passion to new entrants. ASIAL recently exhibited at the Western Sydney Careers Expo, a first for ASIAL, as another way to promote the security industry to the next generation of workers.

In late June, the Albanese Government announced the appointment of Air Marshal Darren Goldie AM CSC as the inaugural National Cyber Security Coordinator, to “drive forward the necessary work to ensure Australia is best positioned to respond to the opportunities and threats of the digital age”. This appointment sends an important signal to our industry and the nation as a whole about the importance placed on security at the highest offices of government. You can imagine how pleased we were with that announcement because it comes in the wake of years of concerted effort by various agencies and peak groups, including ASIAL, pushing for a more integrated approach to security across all state and territory borders. But while we certainly welcome the announcement, we feel more is needed. No matter how important cyber security is – and there is no doubt about that - the Security 2025 Report recommended the creation of a “Security Industry Coordination Office” within the Home Affairs Ministry, to facilitate national regulatory uniformity. As we know, it is not just in Cyber space – we’re talking about the entire security arrangement – nationwide.

We will continue to advocate the interests of the security industry to government, in keeping ‘A safe and secure Australia’

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