Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01943:reg:5
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2015L01943
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 5
Character Range: 1804–3832

5  Training and qualification requirements
 (1) The training and qualification requirements for a person to be a security authorised member of the Defence Force—military working dog handler are set out in this section.
 (2) The person must satisfy the training and qualification requirements for a security authorised member of the Defence Force—identification and search warden, as set out in the Defence (Security Authorised Members—Identification and Search Wardens: Training and Qualification Requirements) Determination 2014.
 (3) The person must:
 (a) have successfully completed:
 (i) the Air Force Security Military Working Dog Handler 1 Course; or
 (ii) the Air Force Security Military Working Dog Handler Reteam Course; and
 (b) while working with his or her assigned dog as a military working dog team, have been assessed by the manager of a military working dog section in the Air Force as proficient at the operational level of capability.
 (4) If the person is to be assigned an explosive detector dog, the person must also have successfully completed:
 (a) the Australian Customs Service Explosive Detector Dog Course; or
 (b) the United States Air Force Specialised Search Dog Course; or
 (c) the Royal Australian Air Force Explosive Detector Dog Course.
 (5) Each 12 months after the person has:
 (a) successfully completed a course mentioned in paragraph (3)(a) and been assessed as proficient as mentioned in paragraph (3)(b); and
 (b) if the person's assigned dog is an explosive detector dog—successfully completed a course mentioned in subsection (4);
the person must successfully complete training that is:
 (c) of a kind approved, in writing, by the Minister or a delegate of the Minister; and
 (d) designed to refresh or update the skills and knowledge the person needs to perform the duties of a security authorised member of the Defence Force—military working dog handler.
 (6) The person must hold a current security clearance issued or recognised in accordance with the Department's security policy.