Sex discrimination is when a person is treated less favourably than a person of the opposite sex would be treated in the same or similar circumstances. The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) explains the workings of the Sex Discrimination Legislation including examples of unlawful behaviour.

Situational Crime Prevention (SCP) is explained as crime prevention strategies aimed at reducing criminal opportunities which arise from the routines of everyday life.

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) encourages gender equality across all Australian workplaces. A recent publication by AHRC highlighted issues relevant to gender inequality and how workplaces can seek to overcome this anomaly.

Critical infrastructure is nationally described as the infrastructure that delivers the critical services upon which our society depends. Within Victoria, critical infrastructure is both publicly and privately owned and managed.

Places or venues where large numbers of people gather are referred to as “places of mass gathering.” Statistically these places provide an opportunity for terrorists to cause substantial numbers of death and injury from an attack. There are national guidelines for the protection of places of mass gatherings from terrorism.

The ASIS NSW Chapter Annual Conference in May 2016 has a theme of "IT - The New Frontier of Security" The conference provides an opportunity for security leaders to hear from specialists including New South Wales Police Commander for Fraud and Cyber Crime and Dr Keith Suter

Bosch Security Systems has introduced a new video-based solution which uses camera-based analytics for early fire detection in challenging environments.

There have been significant advances in biometric technology with recent reports valuing the global security biometrics market at over AUD$16 billion. Smart phones and tablets are just a small part of sector growth however government purchases still lead the way.

The CCTV Guidelines for Public Places was developed through the Office of the Victorian Ombudsman in 2012. It applies to all public sector bodies in Victoria including those secured through the private security sector.