Security Clearance Reference

Detects references to Australian Government security clearances and personnel vetting status.

Type

keyword_list

Confidence

medium

Confidence justification

Medium confidence: keyword-based detection relies on phrase-matching regex within the Purview engine. Corroborative evidence keywords are needed for reliable identification since clearance-related terms can appear in non-vetting contexts.

Jurisdictions

au

Regulations

2006 MOU National Security, Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth)

Frameworks

PSPF, QGISCF

Data categories

government, security, sensitive-data

Scope

narrow

Risk rating

10

Should match

• Security clearance: Negative Vetting 1 granted — Matches 'Negative Vetting 1 clearance' via Pattern_clearance_phrase
• AGSVA clearance level Positive Vetting required — Matches 'AGSVA clearance' via Pattern_clearance_phrase
• Personnel security vetting: Baseline clearance active — Matches 'personnel security vetting' and 'Baseline clearance' via Pattern_clearance_phrase

Should not match

• Security guard clearance badge — No clearance phrase matched by the Purview regex
• Clear the security checkpoint — No clearance phrase present

Known false positives

• Generic security terms in non-vetting contexts. Mitigation: Require AGSVA-specific or clearance level terminology.