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Question No. 869
Police Force - General and Search and Rescue Training
Mrs Carnell: To ask the Attorney General
(1) What is the level of training required for general police duties.
(2) What form does this training take.
(3) Over what period of time does this training occur.
(4) What level of training was required by the Police Search and Rescue Unit.
(5) What form does this training take. -
(6) Over what period does this training occur.
(7) What accreditation does this training have.
(8) Was there a psychological profile required to join the Police Search and Rescue Unit.
(9) Did police officers volunteer or were they conscripted to the Police Search and Rescue Unit.
(10) How many officers were there in the Police Search and Rescue Unit.
(11) Has the Police Search and Rescue Unit equipment been disposed of, if so, how.
Mr Connolly: the answer to Mrs Carnells question is as follows:
(1) The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has not conducted any new member training courses since June 1991. New members undertook approximately 16 weeks general training, followed by further training in Local Procedures. New members deployed to the ACT Region completed an additional 8 weeks Local Procedures training encompassing ACT laws, practices and procedures before commencing duty in the ACT. After the completion of this initial 24 weeks training, new members were placed on 12 months probation while they undertook supervised on-the-job training. This period was also used to assess the new members ability to apply the theory and practical exercises provided in their initial training.
(2) & (3) The initial new member training was mainly theory based and designed to familiarise members with, inter alia, the role and functions of policing, police powers, the law, evidence, conflict resolution and practical aspects of policing.
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