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Subdivision

77 Public Order, Safety and Regulatory Services

Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC)
Reference period
2006 (Revision 2.0)

This subdivision contains the following ANZSIC groups:

Group

771 Public Order and Safety Services

This group contains the following ANZSIC classes:

Class

7711 Police Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in criminal and civil law enforcement and other activities related to the enforcement of law and the preservation of order.

Primary activities

  • Intelligence service operation
  • Police service operation
  • Police station operation
  • Traffic policing activity

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • emergency service (other than defence and police) are included in Class 7713 Fire Protection and Other Emergency Services; and
  • security protections are included in Class 7712 Investigation and Security Services.
Class

7712 Investigation and Security Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in investigation and security services (except police).

Primary activities

  • Alarm monitoring service
  • Armoured car service
  • Bodyguard service
  • Burglary protection service
  • Detective agency service
  • Enquiry agency service
  • Locksmith service
  • Night watchman service
  • Protection service
  • Security alarm monitoring service
  • Security guard service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing police services are included in Class 7711 Police Services;
  • selling security systems such as locking devices, safes and vaults, without installation or maintenance services, are included in the appropriate classes of Division G Retail Trade;
  • providing key cutting/duplication services are included in Class 9499 Other Repair and Maintenance n.e.c.; and
  • installing alarms are included in Class 3234 Fire and Security Alarm Installation Services.
Class

7713 Fire Protection and Other Emergency Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in providing fire fighting or related civil emergency services (except police and ambulance services).

Primary activities

  • Airport fire service
  • Emergency service (other than defence and police)
  • Fire brigade service
  • Fire fighting service
  • Fire prevention service
  • Forest fire fighting service
  • Rescue service

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • providing ambulance services are in included in Class 8591 Ambulance Services; and
  • installing fire alarms are included in Class 3234 Fire and Security Alarm Installation Services.
Class

7714 Correctional and Detention Services

This class consists of units mainly engaged in managing and operating correctional institutions (including prisons and remand centres) and detention centres. The facility is generally designed for confinement, correction and rehabilitation of individuals.

Primary activities

  • Correctional centre operation
  • Detention centre operation
  • Gaol operation
  • Juvenile detention centre operation
  • Operating correctional facility on a contract or fee basis
  • Prison farm operation
  • Prison operation
  • Remand centre operation
Class

7719 Other Public Order and Safety Services

The class consists of units mainly engaged in providing public order and safety services not elsewhere classified such as border surveillance.

Primary activities

  • Coastwatch service
  • Public order and safety service n.e.c.
  • Surveillance of country borders (by land, sea and air)

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • defence are included in Class 7600 Defence;
  • police services are included in Class 7711 Police Services;
  • planning and administrative activities of border control and surveillance are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 75 Public Administration; and
  • providing advice on import and export procedures and documentation are included in Class 5291 Customs Agency Services.
Group

772 Regulatory Services

This group contains the following ANZSIC class:

Class

7720 Regulatory Services

This class consists of units both public and private mainly engaged in enforcing regulations, licensing and inspection activities (except regulation of financial and insurance markets, electricity markets and regulatory units with a dual role of regulation and public administration with a significant amount of public administration). The regulations enforced in this class are established by Acts of Parliament and cover technical details that may be subject to frequent change. They are signed into law through the Cabinet Committee, Executive Council or some other body less than Parliament.

Primary activities

  • Consumer protection service
  • Licensing and permit issuance
  • Motor vehicle testing
  • Regulating casino and other gambling
  • Regulating food and agricultural standards
  • Regulating qualification standards
  • Weights and measures regulations

Exclusions/References

Units mainly engaged in

  • operating tolls and weighbridge are included in Class 5299 Other Transport Support Services n.e.c;
  • regulatory activities with a dual role of regulation and public administration are included in the appropriate classes of Subdivision 75 Public Administration;
  • regulating and undertaking the activity at the same time are included in the appropriate classes of the division in which the activity is undertaken;
  • building inspection service are included in Class 6923 Engineering Design and Engineering Consulting Services;
  • regulating their own rules or codes of conduct (i.e. interest groups) are included in the appropriate classes of Group 955 Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services; and
  • providing quality assessment services without enforcement of regulations are included in the appropriate classes of other divisions.