Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework
Downloads for the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF) are available in RTF, DOC and PDF formats from the PSPF Downloads page.
- Directive on the Security of Government Business
- Foreword
- Overarching Protective Security Policy Statement
- Protective Security Principles
- Governance
- 5.1 Mandatory requirements
- 5.2 Overall responsibility for protective security
- 5.3 Australian Government protective security roles and responsibilities
- 5.4 Applicability of the PSPF
- 5.5 Developing a security culture
- 5.6 Security risk management
- 5.7 Audit, reviews and reporting
- 5.8 Protective security investigations
- 5.9 Legislation
- 5.10 International security agreements
- 5.11 Business continuity management
- 5.12 Contracting
- 5.13 Fraud control
- Core Protective Security Policies
- Understanding the PSPF
- 7.1 What is the PSPF?
- 7.2 What areas does the PSPF cover?
- 7.3 Who authorises the PSPF?
- 7.4 Who is the PSPF for?
- 7.5 How long is the transition to the PSPF expected to take?
- 7.6 How do we know what is mandatory?
- 7.7 Why is the Australian Government putting its protective security measures in the public domain?
- 7.8 How is the PSPF updated?
- 7.9 How do I access the security classified protocols and guidelines?
- Glossary of terms
Contact
Enquiries about the PSPF should be directed to:
Protective Security Policy Section
Attorney-General’s Department
3–5 National Circuit
BARTON ACT 2600.
Email: pspf@ag.gov.au
Website: www.ag.gov.au
Please note that this website contains the Australian Government Protective Security Policy Framework, mandatory requirements and links to protocols and guidelines (where available). Some procedural information is not publicly available. Please see 'Understanding the PSPF' for more details or contact pspf@ag.gov.au