Australian
Federal Police
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External Territories Policing
Norfolk
Island
- Norfolk Island lies in
the South Pacific, about 1,400km east of Brisbane.
- The territory includes
the uninhabited islands of Phillip and Nepean (7km and 1km south of the
main island).
- The population consists
of Islanders such as Pitcairn/Bounty descendants and mainlanders
(originally from Australia, New Zealand and Britain) - the right of
residence on Norfolk Island is strictly controlled.
- Three AFP members, and
locally employed special members, provide police and ancillary services to
Norfolk Island in accordance with an arrangement between the Commonwealth
and the Norfolk Island Administration.
Policing on Norfolk Island involves a diverse
range of tasks including:
- traffic enforcement; motor
vehicle accident investigations; criminal investigations including arson
and assaults.
Christmas Island
Christmas Island is an external
Australian Territory located in the Indian Ocean, 2600km northwest of Perth,
Western Australia.
The Island experiences a tropical equatorial
climate with wet and dry seasons. The wet season is from December to April and
northwest monsoons are responsible for the high rainfall and humidity. Annual
rainfall is approximately 12,000 miles a year. This time of year sees the annual red crab migration to the
Island.
From April through to December, the dry season brings slightly lower
temperatures and much less rain. Temperatures on the island vary little from
around 28° Celsius. A team of four sworn members and
six locally engaged 'special constables' provide the full range of community
policing services, including search and rescue coordination, within a small,
diverse and multicultural community.
Cocos
(Keeling) Islands
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are located in the
Indian Ocean 2768km north-west of Perth and 3685km west of Darwin.
The islands are a group of 27 islands in a
horseshoe-shaped atoll surrounded by a coral reef located in the Indian Ocean,
south of Indonesia, about half way between Australia and Sri Lanka and 2,950 km
north west from Perth.
The Cocos Island consists of several main islands
including Home Island, West Island, South Island, Horsburgh Island and
Direction Island in the South Keeling group and North Keeling (Pulu) Island,
which is a National Park, approximately 24 km north.
The climate is tropical with high humidity,
modified by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year with a
moderate rainfall of approximately 2000mm. Cyclones may occur in the early
months of the year. Federal Police have
been serving in the Cocos Islands since 1992. Since this time, numbers have
increased to include a sergeant, constable and two local special constables.
The police station is a modern air conditioned
building and includes police facilities such as police cells, the courthouse
and search and rescue co-ordination. There are two four wheel drive vehicles,
one off the road motorcycle and a 6 metre runabout boat.
Police duties include:
- all mainland community
policing duties, court and traffic duties, including motor registry, carrying
out Commonwealth legislation.
Policing functions include:
- quarantine, customs, immigration,
search and rescue co-ordination, marine functions, including in-shore
rescues, cyclone territory controller.
Due to the small community and isolation of the
Cocos Islands, police are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
International
Policing Missions Undertaken by the Australian Federal Police
All Missions Undertaken by the AFP
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