Coast Guards of Australia Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Australia, with 19,650 kilometres of coastline, surprisingly does not have an American-style Coast Guard. The duty of patrolling the Australian coastline falls to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Customs (through its Coastwatch division), and the Police services of the states. In addition, there are several private volunteer coast guard organizatations, the two largest rival 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, but are essentially auxiliary Search and Rescue services.Since the MV Tampa incident, and the beginning of the War on Terrorism, there are calls by some Australians (especially by the Australian Labor Party) for the establishment of an American-style coast guard in Australia.
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