Border Enforcement Operations Officer
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 2
- Major group
- Community and Personal Service Workers
Classification
- Major group
- 4Community and Personal Service Workers
- Sub-major group
- 45Protective Service and Security Workers
- Minor group
- 451Protective Service Workers
- Unit group
- 4519Other Protective Service Workers
Description
Applies customs and border protection controls such as inspecting goods for prohibited items or removing unlawful non-citizens, at air and sea terminals, wharves, depots, warehouses, specialised examination facilities, storage and disposal locations, immigration detention facilities, and in the maritime domain.
Specialisations
- Marine Tactical Officer
Unit group
4519 · Other Protective Service WorkersDescription
This unit group covers Protective Service Workers not elsewhere classified. It includes Border Enforcement Operations Officers.
Skill level
Occupation skill level 2
Australia
2
Tasks
Tasks include
- Inspects and searches vehicles, vessels and aircraft for prohibited items
- Conducts interviews and gathers information from individuals to assess their immigration status, and identifies and removes unlawful non-citizens from the country
- Applies customs and border protection controls in accordance with relevant legislation and policies to support the legal movement of passengers and cargo
- Processes and records information related to customs and border protection activities
- May monitor and patrol the maritime domain to detect and prevent illegal activities
Occupations in this unit group
Sources
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/browse-classification/4/45/451/4519
- www.abs.gov.au/statistics/classifications/osca-occupation-standard-classification-australia/2024-version-1-0/data-downloads/OSCA%20Category%20Descriptions.xlsx
The supplied migration lists use ANZSCO codes, not OSCA codes.