AFP Officer Candidate flashcards

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Australian Federal Police Act 1979

Commonwealth statute establishing the AFP and defining its functions, including investigating Commonwealth offences, protective security and international policing deployment.

ANZPAA

Australia New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency; a non-operational body providing strategic advice, research and professional standards to police jurisdictions across Australia and New Zealand.

ACIC

Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission; the national criminal intelligence agency established under the Australian Crime Commission Act 2002 (Cth), hosting the National Police Checking Service and fusion capability.

MCPEM

Ministerial Council for Police and Emergency Management; the national forum of Commonwealth, state and territory police ministers that sets national policing priorities and policy directions.

National Police Remembrance Day

Observed annually on 29 September to honour police officers who have died in the line of duty across all Australian jurisdictions and New Zealand.

NAFIS

National Automated Fingerprint Identification System; a national database allowing police jurisdictions to match fingerprints across Australia for investigative and identification purposes.

Commonwealth DPP

Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions; the independent statutory office that prosecutes Commonwealth criminal offences in federal courts and some state courts.

National Police Service Medal

Australian honour recognising 15 years of ethical and diligent service by sworn police officers; distinct from the Australian Police Medal for distinguished service.

Cross-jurisdictional warrants

Arrangements allowing warrants issued in one Australian jurisdiction to be recognised and executed in another, supporting interstate operational cooperation.

Protective security function

AFP responsibility for the personal protection of the Governor-General, Prime Minister, foreign dignitaries and other high office holders, and for security at designated establishments.

AFP international deployment

AFP program deploying officers to international missions and capacity-building roles, often under Australian Government funding or United Nations arrangements.

Commonwealth offence

An offence created by Commonwealth legislation, such as the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth); investigated by the AFP and prosecuted by the CDPP.

National criminal intelligence

Intelligence products and databases shared across Australian police jurisdictions to support investigations, threat assessments and national security decision-making.

AFP business unit

An organisational division within the AFP, such as ACT Policing, that delivers a defined set of operational or support services under its own command structure.

ACT Policing

The AFP business unit that provides policing services to the Australian Capital Territory under a purchase agreement with the ACT Government.

ACT Self-Government Act 1988

Commonwealth statute granting self-government to the ACT, establishing the Legislative Assembly and defining the territory's legislative powers.

Crimes Act 1900 (ACT)

The principal ACT criminal statute, setting out offences, arrest and search powers, and related procedural provisions applied by ACT Policing.

Bail Act 1992 (ACT)

ACT legislation governing bail decisions, including the matters a court considers when deciding whether to grant bail and any conditions.

Human Rights Act 2004 (ACT)

ACT statute requiring public authorities, including police, to act consistently with specified human rights and to justify any limitations as proportionate.

Crimes (Sentencing) Act 2005

ACT statute governing sentencing options, including intensive correction orders, good behaviour orders and other alternatives to imprisonment.

Cannabis decriminalisation (ACT)

ACT amendments allowing adults to possess and cultivate small quantities of cannabis for personal use; commercial supply and driving offences remain criminal.

ACT Magistrates Court

The lower ACT court hearing summary criminal matters, committal proceedings and a range of civil claims, with jurisdiction set by ACT legislation.

ACT Supreme Court

The superior ACT court hearing indictable criminal matters, significant civil claims and appeals from the Magistrates Court.

ACT Court of Appeal

The appellate division of the ACT Supreme Court hearing appeals from single Supreme Court judges and from the Magistrates Court.

Doli incapax

The presumption that a child under 10 cannot be criminally responsible; in the ACT, the age of criminal responsibility is set by the Children and Young People Act 2008.

Children and Young People Act 2008

ACT legislation governing the treatment of young people in the criminal justice system, including diversion, bail and detention arrangements.

Purchase agreement

The funding and service arrangement between the ACT Government and the AFP under which ACT Policing delivers policing services to the territory.

ACT Legislative Assembly

The unicameral legislature of the ACT, empowered to make laws for the territory subject to the Commonwealth's power to disallow enactments.

ACT policing powers

Powers exercised by AFP officers appointed as ACT police officers, drawn from ACT statutes such as the Crimes Act 1900 (ACT).

Community policing model

An approach emphasising partnerships between police, government agencies and community groups to prevent crime and address local safety issues.

ACT drug diversion

Programs diverting eligible drug offenders from the criminal justice system into education or treatment, operating alongside ACT criminal drug offences.

ACT DPP

The ACT Director of Public Prosecutions; the independent office prosecuting ACT criminal matters in the Magistrates and Supreme Courts.