About ABDC services
The Australian Bomb Data Centre (ABDC) provides a range of services for:
- participating government agencies; and
- business and commercial organisations.
Services for government agencies
Services are provided for participating agencies:
- Federal, State and Territory Police Services;
- Australian Defence Force;
- Australian Government security organisations; and
- International Bomb Data Centres and police agencies.
Intelligence and support
- National repository for data relating to incidents involving improvised explosive/incendiary devices (IEDs), and the theft and recovery of commercial and military explosives.
- Continuous liaison with national and international agencies to facilitate the exchange of information.
- Technical assistance to investigators and forensic examiners through the maintenance of reference material concerning improvised explosive devices, explosives and accessories.
- 24 hour inquiry response service providing technical and non technical information to participants.
Trials and evaluation
Trials and evaluations relating to improved methods of 'render safe techniques' including:
- commercial equipment for bomb disposal and search;
- equipment designed to limit the effects of a bomb; and
- re-creation and analysis of bombs (which may require the services of the Defence Science and Technology Organisation and Police Forensic Laboratories).
Conference
An annual international conference, held to facilitate the exchange of information and the development of working partnerships between relevant agencies.
2008 Australian Bomb Data Centre Conference
The Australian Bomb Data Centre (ABDC) is hosting the 17th ABDC Annual Conference, to be held in Canberra at the Hotel Realm from 3-5 December, 2008.
Registration information will become available early in 2008. If you would like to register your interest in the ABDC Annual Conference please mail or email your details to the following address:
Conference Secretariat
Australian Bomb Data Centre
Australian Federal Police
GPO Box 401
CANBERRA ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 62233750
Fax: (02) 62233770
Email: ABDC Conference Secretariat
Training and reference
- Training assistance, including the design and conduct of short term training courses for participants. These courses address bomb threat procedures, search techniques, and explosive device awareness for UN contingents.
- Reference manual 'Bombs: defusing the threat'. The manual incorporates mail bomb countermeasures that complement Australian Standard AS 3745, emergency control organisation and procedures for buildings.
Advice and reports
- The majority of ABDC information bulletins and reports are restricted to police, military and intelligence agencies.
- The ABDC Annual Report is available to the general public, and is published between April and May for the previous calendar year. This report provides statistical information on a range of bomb-related activities within Australia, including a 10 year graphical overview.
Services for commercial organisations
Bomb safety
- The ABDC Bomb safety awareness kit is intended for use by security managers as part of an organisation’s 'Emergency Control Organisation' (ECO) issues.
- The kit aims to provide management with a background on which to formulate in-house policy and to develop strategies to counter this threat.