Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB)

The OSB Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) is a whole-of-government initiative, supported by a wide range of federal government agencies and consists of three operational task groups. These task groups are:

• Disruption and Deterrence Task Group—led by the Australian Federal Police
• Detection, Interception and Transfer Task Group—led by the Australian Border Force, which includes Maritime Border Command
• Detention and Removals Task Group—led by the Australian Border Force

Organisational chart (63KB PDF​)

News

All OSB related media releases, operational updates and transcripts are available on our newsroom.

Biographies

• Air Vice-Marshal Stephen Osborne, AM, CSC, Commander Operation Sovereign Borders
• Rear Admiral Peter Laver, RAN, Commander Maritime Border Command​
• AFP Commander Lesa Gale, Commander Disruption and Deterrence Task Group (DDTG)