What is Australian Customs and Border Protection Service?
[[Image:Australian Customs.jpg|thumb|Australian Customs ship docked in [[Darwin, Northern Territory|Darwin]], [[Northern Territory]]]] [[File:Australian Customs Bombardier Dash 8-202 Butler.jpg|thumb|A Dash 8 aircraft of Australian Customs in Darwin (2010).]] The '''Australian Customs and Border Protection Service''' is the [[Government of Australia|Australian Federal Government]] [[agency]] with the duty of protecting the [[Australia]]n [[border]], helping with the movement of legal [[international]] [[travel]]lers and [[goods]], and collecting border related [[Duty|duties]] and [[tax]]es. The Service has nearly 6,000 people working for it in Australia and [[other countries]] and is based in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]. [[wikt:protect|Protect]]ing Australia by stopping [[illegal]] and possibly harmful goods, such as [[Illicit drug|drug]]s and [[weapon]]s, is a main concern and many methods and equipment are used to help with this task.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.customs.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=5563|title=Protecting our borders|publisher=Australian Customs and Border Protection Service|access-date=2009-03-09}}</ref> This includes using [[intelligence]], and [[computer]]s, [[Australian Customs Detector Dog Program|detector dogs]], [[Smartgate]], [[x-ray]]s, [[Closed Circuit Television]] (CCTV) and other methods. In doing its job, Customs works with other [[government]] agencies such as the [[Australian Federal Police]], the [[Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service]], the [[Department of Immigration and Citizenship (Australia)|Department of Immigration and Citizenship]], the [[Department of Defence (Australia)|Department of Defence]] and the [[Australian Fisheries Management Authority]]. Australia’s borders [[wikt:extend|extend]] into the 200 [[nautical mile]] [[Exclusive Economic Zone]] (EEZ). The Australian [[TV series]] [[Border Security: Australia's Front Line]] shows the work of the Australian Customs Service at [[airport]]s, [[sea]] borders and inside Australia. ==Equipment== * [[Glock]] pistol