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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
AYEAR OF ACHIEVEMENT
A
t the time of writing your
to the industry and to facilitate effective
association has just concluded its
crime prevention partnerships between
42nd Annual General Meeting.
government and private security.
This was the first full year first year as an
During the year, the Association also
Insider magazine. ASIAL’s authorisation as an approved security industry association in Queensland contributed to the strong
Industrial Organisation of Employers, the
gained Approved Security Industry
growth in membership achieved over the
Association held its first postal Board
Association status in Queensland, adding to
year. Likewise, membership applications
election conducted under the auspices of
its existing approved status in the ACT,
received from NSW security providers
the Australian Electoral Commission and
NSW and Victoria.
continued to be strong. However,
through funding from the Federal
The year also marked the launch of the
uncertainty remains in NSW as to the
Government’s Shared Industry Assistance
Association’s Member recognition program,
timing of the government’s decision to
Projects program, successfully rolled out
whereby eligible corporate Members are
abandon the co-regulatory partnership
The Security Services Industry Award 2010
recognised once they have attained
and removal of the requirement to be a
awareness campaign.
specified membership milestones.The four
member of an approved industry
recognition categories include:
association.The Association has made
• Platinum: 25 years or more of
provision for the possible impact it may
During the course of the year, the Association paid out in full the loan on Security Industry House, which the Association now owns outright. After three years work, Professor Rick Sarre, Centre for Regulation and Market Analysis (University of South Australia) and ProfessorTim Prenzler, Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (Griffith University)
continuous membership • Gold: 16 – 24 years of continuous membership • Silver: 11 – 15 years of continuous membership • Bronze: 6 – 10 years of continuous membership
In addition to paying off in full the loan on Security Industry House, the Association continues to invest in its members through the delivery of new member services and initiatives such as the customer relationship database upgrade and ongoing promotion through the national consumer awareness
released the findings of their benchmark study - Private Security and Public Interest.
have on membership numbers.
Over the past year the Association had
campaigns. Accumulated reserves rose to
As the first ever comprehensive study of the
successfully responded to numerous
security industry in Australia the report not
challenges and embraced many
$2,400,456 providing a strong platform from
only identifies the dimensions of the
opportunities on behalf of its members. As
which the Association can further develop
industry, but also addresses and provides
a result, a strong performance was
its advocacy role for members and the
recommendations for regulation, preferred
recorded with a surplus of $208,099
industry as a whole.
legal empowerments and immunities,
generated for the year.
occupational health and safety concerns,
The foundation for the performance was
I would like to extend my thanks and acknowledgement to my fellow Directors,
and, perhaps most importantly, the pre-
strong Member acquisition, growth in
Convenors and Secretariat staff for their
requisites for effective partnerships between
existing membership subscriptions, interest
ongoing support and commitment for the
public and private personnel.
and investment income and publication
year, I wish you all a Happy Christmas and
sales.The better than forecast performance
holiday period and look forward to the
support along with administrative
was also achieved through prudent
challenges that next year will bring.
assistance and advice.The bulk of the
financial management which saw expenses
funds were provided by the Australian
down 5.8% against budget.
ASIAL provided financial and in-kind
Research Council.The key aims of the
Underperforming areas for the year
project were to provide data to assist
were the Centre for Compliance,
Ged Byrnes
government in policy development related
breakfast briefings, seminars and Security
ASIAL President
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