Security patrol
Security patrol staff are on duty twenty-four hours a day. Each shift has a senior security staff member on duty to support officers as necessary.
We routinely liaise with Police Local Area Commands to manage criminal activity occurring on all University campuses.
Reports of security incidents (such as crimes) are taken by trained officers, usually at the scene. Those reports are then entered on the Security Incident database and treated as highly confidential. Appropriate matters are notified to the police or other emergency services. If a crime against the person, such as assault or assault and robbery occurs, this is immediately reported to the police who will attend and take carriage of the investigation.
Serious property crime or criminal matters, where physical or other evidence that may lead to a successful prosecution is available, are also immediately referred to police. Patrol Officers act as the first response agency in these matters.
If a matter is relatively minor and involving property only, with consent of the victim, the report is taken by Patrol Officers who manage the entire investigation and report the incident to Police via the Police Assistance Line (P.A.L.).
Patrol officers
All University Patrol Officers are fully licensed Security Officers and are empowered to act under the Campus Access Rule (2009) on behalf of the University.
They also provide traffic and parking control and issue infringement notices under the Self Enforcing Infringement Notice Scheme (SEINS). This scheme results in infringements being processed by the New South Wales Police Service Infringement Processing Bureau.
They all hold current first aid certificates and have been trained in first response fire fighting and building evacuation. Read more about Emergency services on campus.
Patrol Officers undertake routine refresher courses on law and procedure as well as customer service. Where appropriate, joint training is undertaken with other emergency services personnel.
Central monitoring station
Patrol Officers are in radio contact with a central monitoring station which is operated 24 hours a day.
This facility allows for rapid initial response to incidents and provides a ready means of arranging for the attendance of other emergency or support services. Chem alert, hazchem, after hours contacts and CAD databases are accessible to assist in the management of any emergency.
The station supports the monitoring of the University's alarm infrastructure, including access control and fire alarm activity.
The area also has infrastructure in place to operate immediately as an Operations Centre for the management of large-scale emergencies or disasters.