In 2007, the Australian Government will host the 15th APEC forum. APEC is the premier forum for facilitating economic growth and prosperity through the promotion of cooperation, trade and investment liberalisation in the Asia-Pacific region.

From January to September 2007 more than 100 ministerial, officials-level and business-group meetings will be hosted across Australia. The APEC Australia 2007 year will culminate in Sydney on 8-9 September with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, bringing together the leaders of all major regional economies, thousands of delegates, support personnel and the international media, and is one of the most important annual meetings of world leaders.

The Australian Government is providing a whole-of-government approach to the safe conduct of the APEC meetings. Within this overall support, the Department of Defence, under Operation Deluge, will be providing support with a number of specific Task Groups. These include a Security Task Group, who will assist the NSW Police force with vehicle and venue searches, when requested, for the APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Sydney. Maritime, Special Forces and air assets are also allocated to ensure that appropriate support is provided.