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Chief Police Officer for the ACT Audrey Fagan APM GPO Box 401 Canberra ACT 2601 Telephone +61 2 6256 7610 Facsimile +61 2 6256 7510 www.afp.gov.au ABN 17 864 931 143 22 September 2006 Mr Simon Corbell MLA Minister for Police and Emergency Services ACT Legislative Assembly London Circuit CANBERRA ACT 2600 Dear Minister I have pleasure in submitting the Annual Report regarding policing services in the Australian Capital Territory provided by the Australian Federal Police for the financial year 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006. This report has been prepared in accordance with paragraph 6.3 and 7.1 of the Policing Arrangement between the Commonwealth and Australian Capital Territory Governments. I hereby certify that the attached Annual Report is an honest and accurate account and that all material information on the operations of ACT Policing during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006 has been included and that it complies with the Chief Minister’s Annual Report Directions. I also hereby certify that fraud prevention has been managed in accordance with AFP standards. In line with section 13 of the Annual Reports (Government Agencies) Act 2004, I understand that you will cause a copy of the Report to be laid before the Legislative Assembly within three months of the end of the financial year. Yours sincerely Audrey Fagan Providing a professional police service to the Australian Capital Territory Commonwealth of Australia 2006 ISSN 1038–1570 This work is copyright ©. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing). Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: ACT Policing Media and Marketing GPO Box 401 CANBERRA ACT 2601 Phone (02) 6256 7750 To order any ACT Policing Publication please contact the above address. For further information, please visit our website at www.afp.gov.au Artwork: Design Direction Printing: Goanna Print PART C Contents PART A: Chief Executive Review 1 The Organisation 2 Overview 5 Highlights 7 Outlook for the coming year 8 ACT Policing at a glance 9 PART B: Agency performance 11 Key strategic achievements 12 Crime and Safety Management 12 Community perceptions fear of crime at the whole of ACT level 20 Patrol responses: North and South districts 22 Territory Investigations Group 34 Specialist Response and Security 38 Traffic Law Enforcement and Safety 44 Crime Prevention 50 Prosecution and Judicial Support 56 Operations Monitoring and Intelligence Support Services 63 Police Communication 67 Policy, Performance and Planning 71 Media and Marketing 74 People Strategies 76 Finance and Logistics 79 Human Rights Act 81 Access to Government Strategy 81 Community Engagement 82 Multicultural Framework 85 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander reporting 86 ACT Women’s Plan 87 PART C: Management of the organisation 91 Managing our people 92 Human Resource Performance and Analysis 92 Staffing profile 93 Culture and values 93 Workplace diversity 97 Workplace health and safety 97 Learning and Development 99 Workplace Relations 99 Awards 100 Governance 101 Internal Accountability Structures and Processes 101 Strategic and Organisational Planning 103 Fraud Prevention 103 Risk Management and Security Audit 103 External Scrutiny 104 Reports Required by Legislation 104 Freedom of Information 104 Public Interest Disclosure 104 Territory Records 104 Contact numbers for police assistance 104 Sustainability and Environment 105 Commissioner for the Environment 105 Ecologically Sustainable Development 105 Strategic Bushfire Management Plan 105 PART D: Analysis of financial performance 107 Management Discussion and Analysis 108 Financial Report – Independent Audit Report 109 Statement of Performance 111 Strategic Asset Management 125 Capital Works 125 Government Contracting 126 Appendices 127 Financial reports 127 Financial statements 127 External sources of labour and services 127 Legislative/regulatory data reports 127 Legislation 127 Advisory and consultative boards and committees 127 Service purchasing arrangements/ community grants/assistance/sponsorship 127 Legislative Assembly Committee inquiries and reports 127 Government inquiries and reports 127 Reports by Auditor-General 127 Purchase Agreement 2005–2006 128 Schedule 1 Purchase Agreement for the year ended 30 June 2006 Performance Reporting 130 Other sources of information 137 Glossary 138 Alphabetical Index 139 Compliance Index 140 PART A Chief Executive Review responding to commUnity needs PART A Chief Executive Review It is with great pleasure that I introduce During 2005–2006 this was achieved the ACT Policing Annual Report for the through delivery of four key output year 2005–2006. areas: • Crime and Safety Management – providing a safer and more secure The Organisation ACT so that members of the community can go about their daily Mission lives without undue fear of crime; • Traffic Law Enforcement and Road ACT Policing is a business unit of the Safety – enforcing traffic laws and Australian Federal Police and was promoting safer behaviour on ACT created to deliver policing services to roads with the objective of reducing the ACT under the auspices of a five Chief Police Officer Audrey Fagan APM. the number of crash fatalities year Policing Arrangement between the and injuries to members of the Commonwealth and ACT Governments. community; Delivery of the ACT Commonwealth • Prosecution and Judicial Support Joint Study into Policing in the ACT – maximising the number of coincided with the expiration of the successful prosecutions in Court by previous Policing Arrangement in 2005. providing support to the Office of The arrangement was extended by an the Director of Public Prosecutions exchange of ministerial letters to allow and the courts; and the ACT Government sufficient time to consider the outcome of the joint • Crime Prevention – preventing study. A new Policing Arrangement was crime by targeting the causes of signed in June 2006. crime, educating members of the community about property crime ACT Policing is directly accountable and personal safety, and by pursuing to the ACT Minister for Police and inter-agency partnerships that assist Emergency Services for achievement in achieving this objective. of the policing outcome and the delivery of outputs as defined in ACT Policing’s performance against an annual Purchase Agreement for these outputs is assessed against police services. An interim Purchase seven key issues of community interest Agreement was negotiated during which address the level of crime, fear 2005–2006 to take effect whilst the of crime, police responsiveness, public outcomes of the joint study were confidence, road safety, support for the being considered. Service delivery judicial process and crime prevention, under the 2005–2006 Interim Purchase with 37 associated key performance Agreement was articulated in terms measures. of one major outcome and a series of outputs and performance measures. The major outcome of the Purchase Agreement for police services requires that ACT Policing work in partnership with the community to create a safer and more secure Australian Capital Territory through the provision of quality police services. 2 Chief Executive Review PART A Director Corporate Services Paul Williams. Deputy Chief Police Officer Response Deputy Chief Police Officer Investigations Leanne Close. and Support Shane Connelly. Structure The Director Corporate Services is Legislative Framework responsible for corporate strategy During 2005–2006 the ACT Policing and enabling services including The AFP is a Commonwealth Statutory Executive comprised the Chief Police policy, performance and planning, Authority established under the Officer, a Deputy Chief Police Officer human resources, media and finance. Australian Federal Police Act 1979 that Investigations and Support, a Deputy These services play an integral role was proclaimed on 19 October 1979. Chief Police Officer Response and a in supporting the delivery of frontline The powers and duties of AFP sworn Director Corporate Services. policing to the ACT community. members are outlined in Section 9 Under the Policing Arrangement ACT Policing continues to deliver police of the Act. AFP members’ powers between the Commonwealth and ACT services that are based on a North- are derived from both ACT and Governments, the Chief Police Officer South District model. Police stations Commonwealth legislation. Police for the ACT reports to both the ACT in North District are located in Civic, powers extend to: Minister for Police and Emergency Belconnen and at the Joint Emergency • the protection of life and property; Services and to the AFP Commissioner. Services Centre in Gungahlin. The City • the preservation of peace and good Beat Team operates from a shopfront order; The Deputy Chief Police Officer in Garema Place, Civic and the City – Response is responsible for the Police Station. Police stations in the • the detection and prosecution of management of community policing South District are located at Woden offences against the common law services which include General Duties, and Tuggeranong. These stations and statutes; and Traffic Operations, Specialist Response are supported from ACT Policing • matters that may be incidental to the and Security and the Property, Drugs Headquarters which is located at the performance of law enforcement and Firearms Registry. Winchester Police Centre in Belconnen. generally. Specialist services such