Quarterly Journal of the Australian Federal Police Winter 1993, No. 40 Superintendent Bob Shepherd HE funeral of Superintendent Bob Shepherd was held in Perth on 8 June 1993. TSuperintendent Shepherd was among 132 people killed in a plane crash in South America in May. He was aboard Sociedad Aeronautica De Medellin (SAM) Right 501 which crashed in rugged mountains south of Medellin while en route from Panama to Bogata, via Medellin. Superintendent Bob Shepherd The AFP was officially represented at the funeral by DC (Ops) Brian Commissioner Peter McAulay, ex­ Bates on behalf of the Commis­ pressed deep sorrow over the tragic sioner, and Commander David death of Superintendent Shepherd. Schramm of International Division. "He was held in high regard in the Superintendent Shepherd had been AFP, both as an officer and a per­ the AFP Fiaison Officer in Buenos son," Mr McAulay said. Aires since mid 1992 and was on Before his posting to South routine liaison duties when the America, Superintendent Shepherd crash occurred. served in Perth for a number of The AFP liaison post in Buenos years and before that he worked Aires was established in 1989. out of Melbourne.

Friends and colleagues of Bob Shepherd cany his casket to the crematorium. Photograph by Sergeant Peter Gerritsen, WR Physical Evidence Unit. Platypus Contents

Editor Brian Swift Editorial Adviser Michael Beattie Production Editor Terry Browne Co-ordinating Editor Richard Crothers In this feature in Central Region, Regional Representatives Platypus reporter, Terry Browne, ACT Region Brian Minards finds that the region has a deep Northern Region Philip Castle pool of investigative and admin­ Eastern Region Stephen Simpson istrative talent. Southern Region Keith Livingston See page 2. Graphic Artist Stella Klein ISSN 0159-1606

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Central Region Feature Getting the job done...... 2 Adelaide becomes an entry point for drug...... 3 Getting to court is just half the battle...... 6 Staff member's efforts invaluable...... 7 Ten years on court for basketballers...... 8 Welfare officer is on the ball...... 8 Retirement approaches for sporting family man...... 9 Long trek around the Bight...... 10 An unusual theft proved to be older than time...... 12 The Platypus has been adopted by the Australian Federal Police as a symbol representing the diverse Operation Tall Poppies...... 14 requirements placed upon members in the execution of their duty. This unique and tenacious Australian mammal is a survivor against increasing pressure Other Stories from today’s environment. It leaves no stone unturned A right way to do wrong?...... 15 in its daily pursuits and has equipped itself with a range of features to adapt to changes over many An opportune acquaintance paves way for federal police....17 years. It is capable of passing unnoticed, if required, Historic bugle sounds at Cyprus dawn service...... 18 yet demonstrates an unfailing dedication to explore all possibilities in an effort to maintain its special place Improving awareness of Aboriginal culture...... 20 in Australia's wildlife, at times against larger and more Drug trail leads to Russia...... 21 powerful opponents — a quality admired and re­ spected by members of the Australian Federal Police. Feature

Commander s message Getting the job By Commander Don McCulloch done O work in Central Region is sonnel, there is every reason to be­ a very fulfilling experience for lieve Central Region's members will those lucky enough to be de­ meet this challenge successfully. Tployed here. While the pleasant climate, relaxed As the smallest region numerically, life style and cheaper cost of living it is essential there be a "coming enjoyed in Adelaide, are major factors Commander Don McCulloch together" on the part of all person­ in why this experienced workforce nel to achieve regional and corporate remains almost static, to place too ditions as some regions, we do have objectives. That this occurs is evident much emphasis on these factors a valuable, committed workforce of by the number and magnitude of would be to create a false picture and very experienced personnel, who ap­ operations undertaken and other detract from what 1 perceive as the ply themselves to their task with tasks and functions completed by greatest strength of Central Region. enthusiasm. the region, a situation which is an Even though we do not enjoy the Central Region is prepared for the accurate testament to the qualities high profile or have as modern a future and willing "to get the job and calibre of the personnel in­ build ing or as pleasant working con­ done". volved. I frequently see instances of resource­ fulness and application by members Central has stability and commitment and staff members to "get the job done" despite limitations on resources, eadquartered on "Once a member accepts a post­ or accommodation inconvenience. This the edge of downtown ing to Central Region they ability to pull together has meant the Adelaide, Central Region generally want to stay," said De­ development of a very experienced polices Commonwealth law in tective Superintendent Brian multi-skilled workforce which has H South Australia and is lead by Brinkler. been able to accept and adapt to the Commander Don McCulloch. many changes in the AFP in the re­ The region has a strong team cent past. Working to Commander ethos which carries through to McCulloch are the Fraud and Gen­ leisure-time activities. Central Re­ That we enjoy the confidence and eral Crime Branch and the gion has competed in the local respect of a significant number of Intelligence and Drug Operations police basketball competition for client departments and improving Branch. many years, fielding a mixed gen­ relationships with others, speaks vol­ der team with ages ranging from umes for the efforts made in this Central Region's high rate of po­ the eager, early twenties to fight­ regard. Our ongoing relationships lice and staff retention has created ing fit fifties. with the state police and other fed­ a bank of expertise able to tackle eral law enforcement agencies are investigations that in recent years lire region's members have in­ good, we are able to work jointly have included the theft of 600 mil­ volved themselves in community with few problems, having estab­ lion-year-old fossils, major drug activities at all levels including lished the credibility so necessary for busts and complex frauds. club swimming, the Scouting productive liaison. movement, the Youth Hostels Many of the region's members Association and administration in A significant challenge facing Cen­ can trace their police careers back grade football. tral Region is to combat the to when the Commonwealth Police perception, held by some who have provided security for the rocket It was a Central Region member who co-ordinated the AFFs first not had the good fortune to work testing range at Woomera and here, that the region has or is likely when South Australia administered national Aboriginal Cultural to become moribund through lack of the Northern Territory. Other Awareness seminar at Barton personnel movement. members have been drawn to College in April of this year. Recognising that there can be no South Australia more recently by Central Region takes seriously place in a dynamic AFP for people the charm, history and way of life the AFP commitment to higher who do not possess contemporane­ that has made South Australia a education, currently having a full ous and relevant skills, and given popular destination with domestic quota enrolled in studies under the previous application and present and international tourists. tire Tertiary Assistance Scheme. commitment of Central Region per­

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Intelligence and Drug Operations Branch Adelaide becomes an entry point for drugs recent arrest has shown that Adelaide can now be consid­ ered a direct entry point for Adrug trafficking. On Saturday 12 June 1993, Cus­ toms officers detected a man with heroin strapped to both arms and legs, and concealed in his under­ wear and both shoes. Central Region's Airport Intelli­ gence Section arrested a drug courier and identified and arrested an accomplice waiting in the gen­ eral public arrival area. The heroin weighed 2.945kg and is the biggest seizure of heroin in South Aus­ tralia and the second largest 'body pack' importation into Australia discovered to date. D/Sgt. Mike Schulte (bearded) with drug investigators at Central Region Headquarters. Detective Sergeant John Schulte of Central Region's Intelligence and Drug Operations Branch said that "We do a lot more street work narcotics at the Customs barrier. until this incident, the drug situation here than would be done in other Intelligence Targeting in South Australia had differed to regions, and part of the work done other states with the majority of il­ here compliments, to a great extent, Central Region's Intelligence unit is licit drugs available in South the interstate work as well. emerging from an era of where its Australia being trans-shipped from function was one of operational sup­ either Sydney or Melbourne. He "A lot of the information we get port to one where it now provides said the main drug importers usu­ here will assist or commence an in­ the targets for investigation. ally target the eastern seaboard. vestigation in the east," Detective Sergeant Schulte said. Detective Sergeant Mike Schultz, 12 International air passenger and cargo years with the AFP, said that hav­ movements to South Australia, while Central Region drug investigators ing split the Intelligence role growing in number, are fewer than to work well with the South Australia distinctly into targeting and response other states and most ships have Police. Any information obtained on means that since the beginning of docked elsewhere in Australia before the local production and distribution this year the Targeting Unit has they reach South Australian waters. of amphetamines and cannabis are been able to devote its time to iden­ referred to South Australia Police tifying targets for investigation. He said: "As a general rule most while any drug reasonably sus­ direct narcotics imports to South pected of originating overseas "Working on one major target at a Australia are destined for another remains the concern of the AFP. time takes us out of the picture with area and South Australia is regard to general routine inquiries," he reserviced from that area. That's not "We work in conjunction with the said. to say that South Australia's drug state police, but cultivate and control Targeting is a mixture of operational problem is any less than the drug our own informants. If the informa­ roles. When hilly implemented a re­ problem in the other states." tion we gain is relevant to other agencies we pass it on," he said. gional target selection committee will The detection of narcotics in South choose a target to be worked on by Australia often has ramifications for This has also involved the intro­ the Targeting Unit. The unit will re­ the eastern states as tracing the ori­ duction of more positive liaison with search and collect background material gins of a trans-shipment can expose the Customs Service in recent and conduct preliminary surveillance, distributors and importers who oth­ times which has resulted in an prepare affidavits and develop a erwise escape detection in the states improved working relationship package to a stage where it can be in which they operate. and two significant seizures of presented to the Drug Unit.

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world's trouble spots, and civil and political unrest in other parts of the world does have its effect in Aus­ tralia, according to Detective Constable Mike Velickovic of the Intelligence Response Unit. Detective Constable Velickovic said: “Our job has been to monitor and liaise with community heads to en­ courage restraint. South Australia has a significant Yugoslavian com­ munity including those born here and those who came to Australia from Serbian or Croatian communi­ ties. Many still have links with those communities. In South Australia I think that we've helped to avert anv unrest." Tire rise in civil dissent in Europe is also a concern to the unit. As in the Settling into the role of Intelligence Targeting are (l to r) D/Const. John Tucs, D/Sgt Mike other states, there is a rising interest bv Schultz, Megan Gaynor, D/Const Trevor Barre and ACS officer, Geoff Edwards. some members of the South Austral­ ian community in joining dissident “Once that job is finalised from our the targeting team and this has also groups. Detective Constable Velickovic point of view, we then go on to our proved beneficial. said that membership of these groups next job. It's all hands on deck to do has been identified in South Australia. “Through this officer, access to one job at a time. To identify targets appropriate Customs intelligence “We co-operate with the state po­ it is proposed that there will be a make us more responsive to events lice in co-ordinating our activities, target selection committee. A brief as they develop. but AFP interest in dissident groups resume of potential targets is pre­ can have international connections sented to the committee. The “The arrangement has also aided which are not of concern to the state committee then prioritises the tar­ in developing a closer working rela­ police," Detective Constable gets. tionship between the two Velickovic said. organisations and has been to our “So our objective is to work up the mutual advantage," Detective Ser­ The Intelligence Response unit is detail on one case at a time to a geant Schulz said. staffed by three constables and point where we can say that there is headed by a sergeant and the bulk something in it or not. Then we can Intelligence Response of the work lies in identity and start work on the next target," he South Australia has communities background checks. Routine checks said. that have connections to some of the are done from the official channels Detective Sergeant Schulz said that with a drug investigation back­ ground he would often rather make the effort to go out and find that extra bit of information than sit in the office - he finds the administra­ tive aspects of the job less interesting. “But we aim to create targeting teams that have a mixture of talent and experience," he said. All information reports are moni­ tored closely because they can affect the priority listing of a target. A low priority target can become high pri­ ority quickly. For instance, the knowledge that a known user has left the country may be listed as low priority but confirmed information of the user's imminent return can move the target quickly up the list. Handling Intelligence Response matters are (l tor) D/Sgt Roger Rathjen,D/Const. Bill Allen and A Customs officer is attached to D/Const. Mike Velickovic.

Page 4 Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Feature and where necessary through face- through the offenders wife's bank interest continues from other inter­ to-face interviews. account. national carriers to gain access to the airport. “Today a lot of people are con­ Other matters have involved the cerned about protecting privacy. The investigation of a travel agent in Detective Sergeant Dave Allen of usual initial reaction to questioning relation to possible breaches of the the Airport Intelligence Section is defensive, but generally people Financial Transactions Reports Act said that as an international entry are happy to help," Detective Con­ and the restraining of the superan­ point, Adelaide's airport is of inter­ stable Velickovic said. nuation of an Australia Post est to drug importers. He said that the routine work involves looking There is a skill in successful face- employee after he was charged for potential narcotic importations. to-face interviewing. and convicted of stealing money from the Commonwealth. “We provide support to state po­ “You can study interviewing skills lice, Australian Taxation Office and but it is something that comes down A current matter before the Court the National Crime Authority by to individual talent," he said. involves a minor money launder­ ing charge, where it is alleged that actioning their PASS alerts and we “Plus there is an identity problem a drug dealer's niece was involved are responsible for enforcing the to overcome. Generally I find that in the laundering of drug money Financial Transactions Report Act people are not aware of the AFP. I to help her to get a house and ve­ which requires amounts of cur­ have to explain the organisation's hicle. rency equivalent to A$5000 and function because we are not as vis­ above to be declared. ible to members of the community There are two major fraud mat­ “Recently, in a four-day period, as the state police. ters and a current drug importation that should see the we detected 20 people with cur­ “This ignorance extends to the me­ unit take action against offenders rency totalling $151,000 which was dia as well with many Central in the near future. not declared. Eight of these people Region busts being attributed to the were on one flight. The same peo­ state police," Detective Constable Detective Sergeant Barrett said the ple also had gold valued at Velickovic said. section was committed to working $45,000, however, gold is not sub­ alongside investigation areas to ject to declaration requirements. The Response unit also evaluates achieve co-ordination and bring We monitor gold movements, threats made against sections of the about the best results possible. however, as it has money launder­ community and against visiting VIPs ing potential. for whom the unit provides escort Airport Intelligence Section and accommodation security. Adelaide International airport “In Adelaide airport we have an opened in 1982 and currently has excellent working relationship with Criminal Assets Investigation Unit 23 international flights each week. the Australian Customs Service. Concentrating on investigating mat­ It is serviced by Qantas, Singapore We provide operational support ters relating to the Proceeds of Airlines, British Granada, Air New for them in the performance of Crime Act and the Financial Trans­ Zealand, Malaysia Airlines, Garuda their barrier enforcement role," De­ actions Act, Central Region's Assets Indonesia and Cathay Pacific while tective Sergeant Allen said. Investigation Unit consists of a ser­ geant and five constables. Unit OIC, Detective Sergeant Peter Barrett, said the unit had gone through a period of transition and learning and now was beginning to get its teeth into some involved and lengthy inquiries. ITe said the normal frustrations involved in investigating financial matters have occurred. However, these problems have been over­ come to some extent by the excellent rapport between the unit and financial institutions, client departments and other enforce­ ment agencies. Investigations have included the seizure of proceeds from the sale of drugs to the value of $105,000. A matter was referred to the South Australia Police involving the movement of cannabis throughout Australia in parcels, and the re­ Central Region's headquarters building is located on the edge of downtown Adelaide on ceipt of money that was placed Greenhill Road, Unley.

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Fraud and General Crime Branch Getting to court is just half the battle ITH over 22 years plain can be just half the battle. "It's an clothes experience, Acting entirely different battle once it gets Superintendent Doug Lalic, into the courtroom," he said. Wcurrent OIC of Central Region's Fraud "We've come a long way in pre­ and General Crime Branch, said that senting evidence-learning by investigating complex frauds can cost experience. tens of thousands of dollars and the brief can take years to finalise. "Up until about five years ago we had few complex frauds, but since Obtaining evidence can require the then, especially with tax frauds, it co-ordinated efforts of many inves­ has been necessary to call on the tigators, often in various locations expertise of accountants from the around the country. And then, once Australian Tax Office and to liaise documents and other evidence have closely with the DPP from the start been collected, it may take months of an inquiry so as to not waste to wade through the material to our time. build a case for the Director of Pub­ lic Prosecutions (DPP). "We usually hold regular meet­ ings to discuss cases and to ensure Acting Superintendent Doug Lalic He said collecting evidence is that we are on the right track and only the start of the process. that our efforts will lead to the lay­ "When you are investigating com­ charges and gaining a conviction," ing of charges. panies and executives you will he said. invariably find that they have the "As a result, we've learned to The branch consists of a superin­ best legal representation and gen­ present evidence in a fairly logical tendent and seven teams, each erally they make life as difficult as and simple manner, making best use headed by a sergeant. Three of the possible," he said. of the AFP's computer technology. teams investigate complex long-term It is not unusual for lengthy chal­ fraud, the remainder concentrate on "This enables us to sort the wheat frauds which require an instant re­ lenges to be made to the legality from the chaff and to present the of warrants used to obtain evi­ sponse and don't take long to evidence in the best possible for­ complete. In addition to the seven dence. This can tie up the progress mat, so it is not clouded by of an investigation for months. investigating teams, four staff mem­ documents or issues which are not bers assist in the administrative Getting a major fraud to court relevant to the aim of laying duties that are necessary for the branch to function. Currently the three teams en­ gaged in the complex frauds are all carrying out inquiries involving fraud in excess of $500,000. These jobs are in various stages of com­ pletion and generally the teams carry one or two smaller jobs to fill in the gaps when they are unable to proceed with the larger investi­ gations. Minor fraud is usually related to recipients of Common­ wealth benefits to which they are not entitled. Acting Superintendent Lalic said that the investigation procedure on minor frauds and complex frauds can be the same. The offence still Members of Fraud Team Six: (I to r). D/Coust. Marti/ Rosenberg, D/Const. Julie Dillon, D/Const. has to be proved through the ex­ Steve Jackson and D/Sgt Peter Solomon. ecution of search warrants to

Page 6 Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Feataw obtain evidence, and officers still that usually investigations go well must use the skills and experience have to conduct interviews as because of the availability of an ex­ available in your team at any one with any other inquiry. The work­ perienced pool from which to draw time," he said. load may be less, but at the same team members. time, you still have to be in your "On one job where most of the team "If you are going to slot someone toes. had surveillance skills we were able to into your team it is usually an ex­ use surveillance to gather evidence to "At the end of the day it is still perienced person," he said. carry the job off. Another team with a conviction and the ill-gained Originally from Canberra, Detective other skills would have done the job proceeds that you are after," he Sergeant Solomon has been in Cen­ a different way, but would still have said. tral Region for 13 years. Lie said that obtained the desired result," he said. The usual client departments are he feels that reasonably good ana­ Detective Sergeant Solomon said Department of Social Security, De­ lytical skills are required to be a that he saw keeping up with tech­ partment of Education good investigator and in his team he nology, especially computer skills, as Employment and Training, the likes to see people using imagination an ongoing activity in Central Re­ Department of Veterans Affairs, and innovation. gion's investigations as well as being and Department of Transport and "There are many ways of attacking necessary in streamlining the record­ Communication. problems from job to job, and you ing and assembly of evidence. The four response teams handle the minor general crimes also. These crimes may include stealing Staff member’s efforts invaluable from Commonwealth offices or the By Commander Don McCulloch assault of Commonwealth employ­ ees. Acting Superintendent Lalic believes that much of an investigator's skill is learned on the job. "An investigator must be zealous and fearless and must have a strong resolution to successfully complete an inquiry. "Tertiary education undoubtedly would be a help and experience in accounting, bookkeeping and com­ merce is also of help, but education itself is not necessarily a prerequisite for the job. An inves­ tigator must have the will to push an investigation to a conclusion. Part of Central Region's staff member team : back row (l to r,) Trish Roberts, Helen An investigator must maintain a Murray, Bill Fazakerlexj, Kate Pellew, and front row (l to r) Stephanie Georgoudis, Anne lion-like' aggression towards and Williams, Megan Gaynor, and Anna Munyard. investigation. "The current team have been in HRUST into the Regional Ex­ unduly hampered in efforts to fraud for most of their careers with ecutive Officer's job through achieve regional and corporate objec­ a suitable time in drug investiga­ unexpected circumstances, tives. tion," he said. THelen Murray has accepted tire chalTire­ very successful changeover to "Generally they are efficient and lenge with relish. the SPARS system and the proper competent investigators. Stability has Assisted by her small band of com­ utilisation of FINEST are but two ex­ had a lot to do with enabling the mitted enthusiastic workers, Central amples of this application and building of experience and confidence Region has never been better in­ support. The list could go on and in­ among the team members. This pool formed on financial matters nor clude building maintenance, registry, of experience takes some of the load supported in every-day functions. file archiving and so on. off senior officers when experienced The often unnoticed, yet so im­ junior officers are able to advise the Certainly in Central Region it can portant functions that are less experienced investigators on be said, to paraphrase an old ad­ performed by the region's staff routine matters," he said. age, "behind every successful operation are supportive staff members are essential if the region Depth of experience members". Without the invaluable and the AFP are to maintain our Leader of Fraud Team Six, Detec­ efforts of the small number of staff status as the Commonwealth's Pre­ tive Sergeant Peter Solomon said members, Central Region would be mier Law Enforcement Agency". that Central Region has a good depth of expertise and experience in

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 7 Ten years on court for basketballers

ENTRAL Region has been playing under the team name of FEDPOL in a weekly bas­ Cketball competition run by the South Australian Police since May 1983. Over the years many players have come and gone with the team record­ ing mixed success. The early years saw FEDPOL compete in finals, but lately it's been a long time between victory drinks for the team. This is due mainly to the improve­ ment in the standard of the competition and the fact that none of the AFP team is getting any younger! The aim of the team these days is to remain competitive and continue Current members oftheFEDPOL basketball team (l tor) Graham Bunion, Marty Rosenberg, the liaison that has been developed Peter Barrett, Bruce Nankervis, Dave Allen , Darlene Grech, Mike Velickovic. through the years. The competition currently has 11 Command Headquarters SAPD. at 54 years-of-age last season, decided teams which includes teams from uni­ Two of the original FEDPOL mem­ that it was time to hang up the boots. form and CIB in six of the districts of bers are still playing at present. Peter Over the years some FEDPOL Adelaide, covered by the South Aus­ Barrett and Bruce Nankervis still en­ members have competed in the tralian Police. Other teams include joy a match, although they may be Australasian Police Basketball Customs, Transit Police, Metropolitan getting a little long in the tooth. An­ Championships and the South Fire Service and a team from Crime other original team member, Eric Dix, Australian Police Games. Welfare officer is on the ball F an active social club is any in­ assistant, Detective Constable Caroline dication, then Central Region's Aide, we put in about two-and-a-half welfare officer, Detective Sergeant days per week on welfare matters. IBob Fisher, has been on the ball. Being full-time would allow proactive measures to be put in place and "With staff levels around 110, work­ would allow regular contact with re­ ing here is like being in an extra large tired members and members on family, with many of our members long-term sick leave. having chosen Adelaide as a place to live and in many cases, retire," he said. "As the old saying goes, there's noth­ ing more 'ex' than an ex-copper. The situation is understandable as Leaving a job and the circle of friends Adelaide is a capital city which lacks you've had for many years can be many capital city problems and there quite a shock for some people," he are not many places left in Australia said. where you can buy a three bedroom house for $60,000. He said that al­ Detective Sergeant Fisher praised the D/Sgt. Bob Fisher lines up a shot on the social though some members eventually pre-retirement seminars held by club’s billiard table. return to Adelaide because of family Health Services Division and said that ties, many have stayed for the life­ they have helped to address the 're­ "If necessary, particular welfare prob­ style. tirement shock' problem and have lems can be referred to outside been well received by those who have Central Region's family atmosphere agencies and the region is fortunate in attended. doesn't necessarily mean that the job having the use of the health services of the welfare officer is made any of the South Australia Police." With four years welfare experience easier, in fact, Detective Sergeant behind him he said: "Being a welfare He said: "The job is something I Fisher said that he can recognise the officer can wear you down, but the enjoy doing. Of course, it has its down need for a hill-time position. most important thing is that you have side, but one positive result will make "Currently between myself and my to put the needs of the individual first. up for any three negative responses.

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Retirement approaches for sporting family man

NY long serving police of­ there was about $100,000 worth of ficer knows the demands pilfering between Mile End and Port , the job places on a family Pirie. The method became clear Aand Eric Dix, who is retiring agedwhen a freight carriage security seal 55 later this year, said that despite was found by the tracks at a place these demands, he has thoroughly called Nurom. Eric Dix on duty at Adelaide's international enjoyed his police career. Apparently thieves were boarding airport "Working for the Commonwealth the train out of Port Pirie at a point has allowed me to raise a wonder­ where the train would stop for an Compol to the AFP in 1979 had little ful family," he said. electric staff change. This was a pro­ effect on the nature of his work, other cedure that required the train to than that the Career Structure Review Eric joked that Joan, his wife, has stop and the guard to walk the (CSR) flattened the rank structure. He never forgiven him for drawing the length of the train. As the guard said he had put considerable effort duty of escorting a ship-jumping walked down one side of the train, into getting to the rank of Detective Italian sailor to Rome in 1977 when the thieves entered the freight car­ Senior Constable, but that rank disap­ he had never taken her any further riages from the other. peared in the CSR. overseas than Kangaroo Island. The gang then would gather the He said that over the years tech­ Then there was also the time in goods ready to load into a van that nology had enhanced the job. 1974 he that he boarded an RAAF was hiding at the location of the "There's no doubt about it. It's the Hercules and headed to Darwin just next electric staff change. Again as way to go. We've got to move with a few hours after the birth of their the guard walked down one side of the times." third son. Eric spent the next 10 the train the gang would load the weeks in Darwin as part of the Cy­ Eric's second AFP career began at van from the other. clone Tracy relief team. the age of 40 when Central Region To catch the gang, Compol officers was invited to join the state police Joining the Commonwealth Police hid in the freight carriages and basketball competition 14 years ago. on 20 November 1967, aged 28, he waited for the criminals to turn up. He took it up because his boys were started uniform duty at Salisbury The stake-out ended with a chase playing basketball in primary school Weapons Research Establishment. across freshly ploughed fields. and he wanted to learn the game. Eric By the time he became a plain has recently retired from the court but clothes detective in 1973, he had Eric said it was like something out his boys have become talented players. worked at Pine Gap, Nurunga and of a James Bond movie with offend­ Woomera. In January 1974, he com­ ers running in every direction His eldest son, Anthony, aged 25, pleted the investigators course at the closely pursued by police. One of plays for Army in the services com­ Australian Police College, Manly. the thieves evaded capture by hid­ petition, Christopher, aged 24 has ing in a deep furrow only to played in the National Basketball His fraud experience started with surrender himself at the Port Pirie League with the Adelaide 36ers, and investigating Department of Social office the next morning. youngest son, Jason, aged 18, re­ Security frauds. cently won a $5500 basketball "We had chaps walking down the "In those days it was not unusual scholarship which provides special­ street with lawn mowers handing for a crim to peddle along behind a ised coaching and three weeks in them in, once they knew they'd posty and pluck the cheques out of the United States participating in bought stolen goods," Eric said. the letter boxes," he said. tryouts for college selection. The Railway Squad lasted only two In 1977 the region started the Rail­ Perhaps it is not surprising that years but Eric said he was proud of way Squad working out of Norwich Eric's sons are successful in sport. the work they did. under Inspector Mick Kerrigan. The He was a West Torrens ruckman in Railway Squad policed the Austral­ He was also a member of the team the South Australian Football ian National Line (Commonwealth of Compol officers brought to Syd­ League from 1959 to 1966. Railways) in an effort to stop pilfer­ ney for extra security after the Eric will see his career out work­ ing from freight trains. One bombing of the Sydney Hilton dur­ ing in the Airport Intelligence particularly successful operation be­ ing the Commonwealth Heads of Section where he has been for 20 came known as the 'Nurom job'. Government Conference in 1978. months, having spent eight years Over a three to four month period He said that the change from in BC1 before that.

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 9 Feature, Long trek around the Bight

Looking east along the Great Australian Bight

ETECTIVE Constable Luke The aim of the patrol was to meet Tire Australian Customs Service con­ Cornelius has gone were no and encourage local communities to ducts these risk assessment patrols federal police officer has notify authorities of any suspicious every 18 months and, apart from col­ gone before by completing a 3500km activity. lecting information on suspicious trek along the South Australian coast activities, take the opportunity to cre­ Detective Constable Cornelius said: with three Customs officers to con­ ate dossiers of landing sites and "It was a case of letting the locals duct a risk assessment of this remote possible entry points so that if an in­ know that there was a means of re­ stretch of coastline. cident occurs Customs officers know porting suspicious activity. what they are headed into. The 10-day journey began on 9 "We picked up quite a few stories The patrol took the team to Cactus March 1993 with the group travel­ along the way of possible illicit ac­ Beach, reputedly one of Australia's ling by four-wheel-drive vehicle and tivity but much of it seemed to be best surfing beaches and a magnet staying as close to the coastline as rumour and difficult to substanti­ for members of the surfing culture. possible. ate," he said. Lying in thick coastal scrub it has primitive camping facilities and a deep water jetty. The waters off the South Austral­ ian coast provide some of the world's best commercial fishing and attract fleets from around the globe. Often local boats are contracted to resupply these fleets and this contact is of concern to Customs. Detective Constable Cornelius said: "It has been rumoured that contra­ band is exchanged and the potential for unauthorised landing of foreign crews cannot be dismissed. "Domestic shipping also includes grain, coal and other mining prod­ ucts. There is not as much international shipping as there used to be, with the main concern being local boats rendezvousing with for­ Isolated landing sites indicate possible points for landing contraband. eign fishing vessels."

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The Southern Ocean attracts fishing fleets from all over the globe. Detective Constable Luke Cornelius

The patrol covered all of the coast­ tective Constable Cornelius said. centres outside of Ceduna and Port Lincoln with small townships scat­ line from Port Lincoln to a point He found the trip an interesting 135km east of the Western Austral­ tered along the coastline. experience. Although currently ian border. Detective Constable studying law, before joining the "The communities are based Cornelius said most of the time the AFP in 1989 he trained in geology, around fishing and wheat farming. group was kept busy completing so had seen much of the interior The area is experiencing severe risk assessments and photographing of Australia, but not any of its re­ drought at the moment and the the area. The opportunity was mote coastline. He said that this fishing is going through the dol­ taken at Ceduna and Streaky Bay section of coastline has some of drums. to speak to the local service clubs. the most spectacular scenery that "We identified four areas of high be has ever seen. Detective Superintendent Brian potential for undetected landings Brinkler said the trip was an out­ He described the coastline as be­ and eight with a medium rating, come of a concerted effort by the ing a series of large open bays and although there was no evidence AFP and Customs to form a closer low and relatively flat landscape that barrier penetration is happen­ working relationship. with some undulating sand dunes. ing at the moment," Detective "Theoretically the AFP is respon­ There are no major population Constable Cornelius said. sible for illicit importations and we have to have some coverage in these remote areas/' Detective Su­ perintendent Brinkler said. Detective Constable Cornelius said it was the first time anyone that he spoke to could remember meeting someone from the federal police, let alone knowing of the organisation's existence. "It was generally appreciated that someone had come up from Ad­ elaide and shown an interest in what was going on. "The trip was valuable because it was a chance to let people know how they could help with Customs and AFP activities. "We rely on the local people to recognise a problem and tell us about it. Unless we promote a pres­ ence up there then we're not going to get that local co-operation," De­ A number of bush airstrips were located during the trip along the Bight.

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 11 Feature An unusual theft proved to be older than time

ERHAPS the most curious investigation conducted by Cen­ tral Region in recent times has Pbeen the investigation into the illegal export of fossils. Federal Police became involved in late 1991 following a request from the Cultural Heritage Branch of the Department of Arts, Sport, the Envi­ ronment, Tourism and Territories when it was alleged that fossils had been stolen from the Flinders Ranges National Park. In particular, it was alleged that an Ediacaran fossil, known as a sea pen and which is one of the first known examples of marine life as it oc­ curred on earth up to 600 million years ago, had been stolen. Estimates of its value vary, but fig­ ures of up to A$600,000 have been Detective Sergeant tan McDougall (l) and Detective Constable Vie Magoch holding a cast of the suggested as a price that might be returned sea pen. Sea pens were 'soft' corals which appear as feathery fronds and almost look like fossil paid by either collectors or museums plants. They have a branched stalk which arises from a bulbous base which acted as a holdfast. Sea pens on the overseas black market. range in size from small individuals 5cm in height up to 60 cm in the case of the pictured specimen. The export of fossils from Australia without a permit is prohibited under lan McDougall, said the investiga­ As a result of the Japanese Section 9(3) of the Commonwealth tion is complete as far as the inquiries, a mutual assistance request Protection of Moveable Cultural Australian end is concerned. was made and Japanese authorities Heritage Act 1986. The maximum requested a face-to-face meeting ' A brief of evidence has been pre­ penalty for offences under this Act with an AFP case officer and DPP sented to the Director of Public is a $100,000 fine or imprisonment prosecutor. Detective Sergeant Prosecutions and submitted to State for five years, or both. McDougall and Mr Alan Wong Crown law departments/' he said. from the DPP flew to Japan to meet Recently, the officer in charge of Detective Sergeant McDougall the investigation, Detective Sergeant with representatives of the Japanese said that after inquiries about the Ministry of Justice and Tokyo whereabouts of the Metropolitan Police. fossils were made in five overseas coun­ This meeting resulted in Detective tries and the Sergeant McDougall returning to Japanese authorities Australia with a collection of Edi­ were the first to re­ acaran fossils, including the sea pen spond. fossil. Japanese Airlines and Qantas carried the fossils free of charge. The Tokyo Metro­ Detective Sergeant McDougall said politan Police had this was an unexpected bonus be­ discovered the where­ cause the collection weighed well abouts of the large sea over 100kg. pen fossil and it was voluntarily surren­ He said it is likely that the Japa­ dered, with other nese authorities will execute search fossils to the Aus­ warrants and interview certain peo­ Since news of the stolen fossils was made public, the media has tralian Embassy ple and the probability is that they shown a keen interest. about a year ago. are going to request AFP case offic-

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ers to go over and assist with the in­ quiries at some point in the future. "At the moment we have three sus­ pects here in Australia concerning conspiracy to export Ediacaran and Kangaroo Island trilobite fossils. We feel that substantive evidence exists against the main suspect for exporting Crinoid and Devonian fish fossils, and a fourth person for conspiracy to export Devonian fish fossils," he said. He said that the thieves appear to have been fairly professional in their handling of the fossils but some were damaged and needed to be glued back together. "The nodules containing the fish Cambrian fossils from Kangaroo Island found at Gogo, WA, would look These fossils are dominated by trilobites preserved in reddy-orangecalcite on grey shale. Trilobites to any customs officer or police of­ are arthropods and look like beetles or slaters, having a shield like skeleton on their upper surface ficer just like a lump of rock, but with legs and feelers below. They have a distinct head shield and a segmented body divided into when left in an acid bath the rock three lobes. There are two types found in the Kangaroo Island material. can be leached out to leave the fossilised remains of a three di­ thought to be intended for sale on examples of life during the Creta­ mensional fish. overseas markets. ceous period (HO million years ago). Detective Sergeant McDougall These fossils were identified by • Ediacaran Fauna - found in the said that scientists can deduce im­ palaeontologists from South Austral­ Flinders Ranges, these fossils are the portant information about the fossil ian and West Australian museums most widely recognised claim to from the area in which a fossil has and included: fame for South Australia. They are been found and that this opportu­ • More than 400 specimens of Devo­ the first glimpse of marine animals nity has been lost due to the nian fish fossils. These fossils would in the long history of life on earth destruction, by blasting in some probably represent the best pre­ and are the oldest known complete cases, of the rock surrounding the served Palaeozoic fish remains (250 animal fossils in the world. stolen fossils. to 600 million years old) anywhere • Trilobites - they are part of the early in the world. The discovery of these Fossils were removed from sites Cambrian Deposits (560 million fish has revolutionised scientific in the Flinders Ranges and Kanga­ years old) and represent the pres­ theory on the evolution of fish. roo Island in South Australia and ervation of organisms found only at from Western Australia. • Opalised Crinoids - ancient relatives a few other localities in the world. The investigation also involved the of star fish and sea urchins which The site from which they were seizure of fossils allegedly found in have been preserved in precious taken is one of international signifi­ the possession of the suspects, and opal, these fossils are magnificent cance to science. Devonian fish nodules from Gogo, Western Australia

The Late Devonian (370 million years ago) fossil fauna from Gogo in the northwest of Western Australia has yielded over 30 different species offish. Acetic acid digestion of the limestone nodules containing the remains produces three-dimensionally perfect specimens that show exceptionally fine detail of ana tom ic feat u res. The nodules are picked up off the ground and then split to see if they have any bones inside them. If they do, they are glued back together and then immersed in a bath of acid to eat away the encasing limestone. The nodules are of a grey colour and range from thesizeof a golf ball to something the size of a discus, about 15cm across.

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 13 Featuw

Operation Tall Poppies

Detective Constable Mark Williams reports on a fraud which involved an Aus­ tralia-wide franchise chain. Although identification of the organisation has been sup­ pressed by an Adelaide court, the story has ramifications for other such enterprises.

peration Tail Poppies began in February 1990 when an informant alleged toO police that the directors and managers of a national franchise chain had actively encouraged its franchisees to understate their in­ come when submitting individual tax returns. After deliberation with the Aus­ tralian Taxation Office (ATO), a D/Const. Mark Williams at work on Operation Tall Poppies meeting was convened between the AFP, ATO and the Director of On 12 February 1991, a total of 26 of people associated with the or­ Public Prosecutions (DPP) to estab­ Crimes Act, section 10 search war­ ganisation, was forwarded to the lish what offences may have been rants were issued by a magistrate Adelaide office of the DPP. committed, what breadth the in­ in Adelaide. Also, a further five As a result of this, three people quiry should take, and to establish section 71 Proceeds of Crime have been committed to stand trial if, in fact, those offences had been search warrants were issued by a in the Adelaide District court to committed. judge of the Supreme Court in face charges that they have con­ Adelaide. The DPP advised that there ap­ spired to incite others to commit peared to be a Conspiracy to Early in the morning of 13 Feb­ fraud, contrary to 86(1) (a) and sec­ Defraud the Commonwealth by ruary 1991, a total of 44 police and tion 7A Crimes Act 1914. One of many people, including the direc­ 40 ATO personnel were involved these people has pleaded guilty to tors and other office bearers of the in the execution of the search three counts of Defraud the Com­ franchising organisation. warrants on 19 premises and seven monwealth vide, Section 29D, With the assistance of the ATO, motor vehicles in Adelaide. At the Crimes Act 1914. same time, search warrants were information was gathered which An accountant has been found executed by the case officers on suggested there had been deliber­ guilty on two counts of inciting nominated interstate premises. ate tax evasion by many of the others to commit fraud. A further franchisees of the organisation. A large amount of property was three people have been charged Because the company had ex­ seized and initial investigations with several counts of Defraud the panded interstate, assistance was revealed the existence of tax fraud. Commonwealth. Two additional requested from other AFP regions The investigation also revealed sus­ people will either be charged with to execute search warrants on pected offences against the Trade counts of Defraud the Common­ nominated interstate premises. Practices Act. A briefing paper was wealth or Taxation Administration Briefing papers were sent to sent to the Chairman of the Trade Act (1953) charges. Practices Commission in Canberra Eastern, Southern, Northern and Further to this, the Trade Prac­ outlining these suspicions. Western Regions requesting that tices Commission is taking a great case officers be nominated in each Early in 1992 a Brief of Evidence, deal of interest in the business ac­ of these regions. alleging a conspiracy by a number tivities of the organisation.

Page 14 Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 A right way to do wrong? In this condensed version of a paper delivered during the Executive Issues Seminar at the 17th Senior Police Executive Officer's Course at the Australian Police Staff College in March of this year, Mr Daryl Smeaton, AFP's former Assistant Secretary for Government and Public Relations, explores the topic of Ethical issues in Management. THICAL issues arise in almost into tliree groups. The first is the 'right therefore, profits are down. You are every aspect of our daily lives, and wrong group', the Kantian Hew. under pressure from senior manage­ whether at work, at home or at The second is the 'greater good ment to lift sales and profits. You Eleisure. It is little wonder then, thatgroup', the Bantham view, and the need a new salesman and you ad­ Tom Peters, author of In Pursuit Of Ex­ third is the Brady's 'each-way group'. vertise accordingly. cellence, stated that ethical management I suggest that Blanchard and Peale An employee of your major com­ is the business issue of the day. (1988, pl8) explain Bentham's 'greater petitor applies. He looks great and The study of ethics has its base in good group', or what they term the has an outstanding sales record. He two models, Kant's categorical impera­ grey group view nicely when they is clearly the best in the field. At the tive and Bentham's utilitarianism. state: end of the interview, he takes from Kant's model holds that a judgement his briefcase a computer disc on Many people contend that nowadays is ethical if it is correct with reference which, he says, is all the confiden­ there is a big gray [sic] area between to a moral standard with the outcome tial sales information of his current right and wrong, and they use that of that judgement being irrelevant. employer as well as the cost struc­ gray [sic] area as an excuse not to Bentham's model holds that a judge­ ture of your competitor's bid for an worry about being ethical. ment is ethical if it brings about the enormous contract that you also greater good for the greater number of The Ethics Check questions want to win. people. Etliical issues occur in recruiting and What would you do? A number of modem ethicians feel employing staff and in the calling and that these two models have good and letting of contracts. Ethical issues The free lunch - the perennial bad points, with neither being entirely abound in industry from manufactur­ problem of policing. satisfactory. Brady (1990, p76) pro­ ing to service provision and there are Police officers' conduct is constantly poses that ethical decision making constant examples in the media on in the public eye, and there are regu­ requires reference to both models; in ethics ranging from government grants lar media reports about special deals effect, a proposition which has a bit to taxation returns. like free meals for police officers at each way. Tire question must be asked: "Can a McDonalds' restaurants and the like. In search for an appropriate defini­ single method be found to apply to all In business, it is common for free tick­ tion of ethics, Yvonne McLaughlin etliical dilemmas?" ets to shows or sports events to be (1990, p45) in the Australian Manage­ offered, and the offer of gifts from A method which arguably applies, is ment Dictionary proposed that: grateful clients is not uncommon, that proposed by Blanchard and Peale Kania (1988) and Bracey (1989). Ethics - the rules or principles, both (1988, p27) wliich they describe as the on an individual and organisational Ethics Check Questions; they are: They both argue that police services basis, that define right and wrong should allow some leeway in this area. (appropriate and inappropriate) con­ • Is it legal? They contend that not all of these in­ duct. • Will I be violating either the law cidents raise etliical issues. Kania even or company policy? suggests a hierarchy of scenarios that While The Encyclopedia of Professional range from totally ethical through Management. (1978, p366) stated that: • Is it balanced? partly ethical to totally unethical. The term, management ethics, refers to • Is it fair to all concerned? My view is that this is like saying the collection of ideas or thoughts that being partly etliical is akin to be­ about acceptable behaviour by man­ • How will it make me feel about myself? ing partly ciead. Can anyone agement. satisfactorily show where the line It is enlightening to note that which­ • Wili it make me proud? could or should be drawn and is it ever definition one uses, morality can • How would I feel about pub­ possible to draw the line in under­ be seen as the key factor, a proposi­ lic exposure? cover police activities? tion that can only lead to the Undercover Policing conclusion that ethical issues are moral • What would I do if my fam­ issues. ily found out? An anonymous prosecutor in New York is reported (Heffernan and Contemporary writers An ethical dilemma Stroup, 1985, p83) as saying if you With this in mind it can be argued Consider that you are a sales man­ want to catch a rat, you have to go that ethics theorists can be categorised ager in a firm where sales and, into the sewer. It could be said that

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 15 this is the premise on which under­ the salesman outlined above? Tire case mind, will result in a definitive answer: cover policing is based. surely raises very real issues about per­ "There is no right way to do a sonal integrity, or can a decision be The sewer analogy aptly suggests wrong thing" (Blanchard and Peale, made solely on the basis of keeping a where the line could be drawn. I sug­ 1988, pi9). gest that one option is that it is competitive edge? It is an answer that should fonn the possible to catch rats as they come out Thirdly, there is the effect of indi­ cornerstone of the leadership style of of the sewer. This means that to catch vidual judgement. The nature of some our senior executives. a rat it is not necessary to risk getting undercover operations can raise dirty. doubts about the judgement and lead­ ership ability of the officers in charge. Significant Factors Joshua Owen (1991), Director of the BIBLIOGRAPHY Other factors overlay the ethical is­ Institute of Administration at the Uni­ BLANCHARD, K. and PEALE, sues arising in the cases outlined versity of New South Wales, summed N.V. (1988), The Power of Ethical above. Firstly, there is the effect on or­ up the leadership issue neatly: Management. London: Cedar Books. ganisational and societal culture. Good ethics is good business. If we Bll‘1 EL, L.R. (ed-in-chief) (1978), En­ Blanchard and Peale (1988, pp 30-31) want ethical business, we need ethi­ cyclopedia of Professional ManagementL report an article by Jack Griffin called cal CEOs...and ethical senior New York: Mcgraw-Hill. "It's OK son, everybody does it." executives at the top. BRACEY, D. (1989) "Maintaining Po­ lice Integrity: Bleaching the Grey Johnny is assured, when Iris father Conclusion bribes a traffic cop over a speeding Areas", NPRU REVIEW, 5, 46. offence, when his uncle advises on So, is there a right way to do a BRADY, F.N. (1990). Ethical Mnmging. how to cheat the tax man, when his wrong thing?" New York: Macmillan. aunt shows him how to fool the insur­ The aim of exploring the topic of HEFFERNAN, W.C. and STROUP, T. ance company and when his coach 'ethical issues in management' has (eds) (1985), Police Ethics. New shows him how to break the rules at been to find a method for making York: John Jay Press. football, that "it's OK, son, everybody ethical decisions for personal and or­ KANIA, R.R.E., (1988, Summer/Fall), does it." ganisational situations as they arise. "Should We Tell the Police to Say When Johnny, at university, buys the 'Yes' to Gratuities", Criminal Justice Three traditional approaches have Ethics. 37. exam answers for $50, gets caught and been considered, with shortcomings is sent home in disgrace, his parents being shown to exist in each. Tins be­ MCLAUGHLIN, Y. (1990) Australian are shocked. "How could you? You ing die case, I recommend tiiat the best Management Dictionary. Melbourne: never learned anything like that at method for evaluating how situations Macstyle. home!" can be best dealt with is the 'Ethics OWEN, J. (1991, September) "Mes­ Secondly, there is the matter of per­ Check Questions' suggested by sage from the Director". Reflections: sonal integrity. How did you respond Blanchard and Peale (1988, p27). The Newsletter of the Institute of Admin­ to the scenario regarding employing application of this method, to my istration, 18,1.

17th Senior Police Executive Officers’ Course

HE Senior Police Executive Of­ ficer's Course at the Austral­ ian Police College, Manly, is Ta six week course intended for offic­ ers at the rank of Superintendent to Assistant Commissioner and senior public servants at an equivalent level. The theme of the 17th course, which ran from 22 February to 2 April, was Policing - the changing paradigm, and Participants in the 17th Senior Police Executive Officers' Course at the was designed to develop a Australian Police Staff College. contemporary model for policing. It Back rou>: Supt J White(SA),Mr D Smeaton (AFP), SnrAsst Supt K Moonen (NSW Dept of Corrective Sennces), also aimed to provide senior Supt M A Jones (WA), Cmdr B Fields (NT), Supt T Bearson (NZ), Supt R Show (NSW), Supt L Prins (TAS). Middle row: Snr Asst Supt C Scrwter (NSWDept of Corrcctne Services), Insp R Conder (Qld), Supt K Thoms executives with the opportunity to (NS W), Det Ch Insp D Foley (Vic), CmdrG Baioden (MFB Melb), A/g Det Supt TMcGrath (Vic), Ch Insp PJoties broaden their understanding of the (NSW), Ch Supt D Jefferies (Qld). political process and enhance their Front row: Mr M Roelandts(NSW), MrLMunns (NT), Mr R Barnsley (Director of Programs), Prof T F Roh! effectiveness in policy formulation arid (Director), Cmdr J Murray (S A - Visiting Police Fellow), Regioml Cmdr R Atkinson (NSW Fire Brigade), Ch Supt implementation. G Stevens (QLD).

Page 16 Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 An opportune acquaintance paves way for federal police

Reflecting on the origins of 'guard duty' identical to that under­ modem federal policing, the taken by their predecessors the pre AFP's first Assistant Commis­ 1959 Peace Officer Guard. sioner (Operations) J. D. (Don) Meanwhile although criminal in­ Davies has commented in a let­ vestigation members under my ter to Commissioner McAulay direction as Deputy Commissioner that an opportune acquaintance (Crime), and our crime Intelligence with the late Lionel Murphy Section were achieving excellent re­ proved vital to the creation of sults. These achievements were the AFP. He wrote: overshadowed by mundane non­ police pass inspection by our N 1942, when I was a NSW con­ uniform members; some even at stable studying economics at Syd­ military establishments where their ney University, I was introduced own staff could have been used. Iby my cousin, Bill Donnelley, later to become an associate professor, but He asked what should be done then a science undergraduate, to a and I lost no time in putting to him AFP Assistant Commissioner (Operations) faculty colleague of his, Lionel my federal law enforcement amalga­ ]. D. (Don) Davies photographed on his 60th Murphy. mation and Australian Bureau of birthday, 12 October 1980. Investigation dream envisaged to pended to 'AFP' on its creation.) For the following two years until I bring about true federal policing, enlisted in the RAAF as an aircrew including relegation of Compol Murphy added that in November, trainee, we attended university func­ 'guard ' duties to a protective serv­ 1972, there would be a Caucus meeting to which he would put the tions and became good friends. I did ice group. He said he was very not see Lionel until many years later interested and I should prepare a proposals for approval. after he had gained an honours de­ detailed proposal and bring it to In that month he rang me to say gree in science and completed the him at the Senate, with my Commis­ Caucus had accepted my submission barristers admission board examina­ sioner Jack Davis. and said: "When Labor became tions which qualified him as a Government in December, as he was barrister. Thereafter, as a detective, I In those days Jack Davis and I sure it would, Australia Police used to meet him occasionally while used to go for lunchtime walks talk­ would come into existence." attending court and we would remi­ ing about Compol problems, and nisce. through these I had already outlined Accordingly, although the Platy­ my visions, with which he agreed in pus article previously quoted It was not until the end of 1960 principle. On return from the em­ indicated that I 'suggested' Lionel when Mr Davies decided to accept bassy I acquainted him with Murphy was responsible for intro­ a position of Inspector 1st Class in ducing true federal policing, I think the Commonwealth Police that he Murphy's receptiveness and he told sought out Barrister Murphy to as­ me to produce the prescribed sub­ it should be stressed that in my sist with a superannuation wrangle mission for his vetting. I did so and original paper I did say positively 'it he was having with the NSW gov­ he approved it without amendment, was left to Murphy to rally govern­ ernment. but understandably said there was ment support' for the system, and no way as Commissioner he could this was certainly the case. Without In 1972 as Deputy Commissioner him, much maligned as he was (Crime) of Compol, Mr Davies met visit the Leader of the Labor Oppo­ Mr Murphy again. He was at this sition in his Senatorial chambers, so later, this 'biting of the complicated time Senator Lionel Murphy. His the task fell to me. federal policing bullet' could never letter continued: have been accomplished. As is mentioned in the Platypus ar­ In August 1972 I received an invi­ ticle 'How it all began' (Platypus 28, Mr Davies concluded his letter by tation to an embassy function at p3.) the only change Murphy made looking to the future, writing: which I met Murphy. He asked how in this paper was to strike out the It may be in years to come that my things were going in Compol, and word 'Force' from the title of 'Aus­ associated dream of the establishment being the outspoken officer I was, I tralia Police Force', saying he did of air Australian Bureau of Investiga­ said life therein was very frustrating not like this word associated with tion will also eventuate and we will because the majority of our mem­ police bodies. (It is significant that begin to hear of the exploits and bers were performing demeaning 'Force' was subsequently not ap- achievements of agents of the ABI.

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 17 '‘Last Post" sounded using the Anzac Bugle of the band of the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars attended by flag bearers, AFP Sergeants Shane Austin and George Argenti. Historic bugle sounds at Cyprus dawn service

Anzac Day took on special Police Sergeants Peter Murphy and year is in memory of those soldiers significance this year for the Simon Hicks while Police Sergeants who landed on that foreign shore so AFP contingent serving with Shane Austin and George Argenti many years ago and in continuing the United Nations Peace Keep­ were the Australian and New Zealand memory of those thousands of other ing Forces Australian Civilian flag bearers flanking the cenotaph. Tire Australians since, who have laid Police contingent on the Medi­ headlights of two United Nations pa­ down their lives in the service of trol vehicles spotlighted the simple their country. terranean island of Cyprus. cross adding a final touch which in Tire day is also a celebration by Aus­ Derek Gough reports: total presented a ceremonial vista of tralians of that special bond that exists solemn dignity. N Sunday 25 April between mates who have served their 1993, the Australian Civilian Tire landings of the Australian and country together on foreign fields. Police Contingent to the New Zealand Army Corps at Gallipoli This year the Anzac Day dawn serv­ OUnited Nations Force in Cyprus incon 1915­ were part of a bold plan to ice in Cyprus was particularly ducted the traditional celebration of open a second front during WWI but poignant, due largely to the fact that Anzac Day with a dawn service at it resulted hr dismal failure at a huge by contrivance and happy coincidence, Wayne's Keep Commonwealth War cost to Anzac, French and British the Anzac Bugle of Tire Queen's Royal Graves Cemetery which is located troops. However, for Australia it was Irish Hussars (4RIH) was 'in-country'. within the United Nations Protected neither a victory nor a defeat but the Area in Nicosia. baptism of a young nation through Tire QRIH Regimental Band was on the horrors of war. tour from the regiment's base in Ger­ For the dawn service the cemetery many and with the kind permission of was guarded by two gate sentinels The celebration of Anzac Day each the commanding officer, Lieutenant

Page 18 Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Colonel Bellamy and the skill of then- also served with the 2nd New Zea­ Police Sergeants Serge Aquilante, Bob bugler Corporal Paul Thomas, the land Division in Italy during Corrigan, Mai Holst and Doug Child originail .Anzac Bugle sounded the last 1944-1945. Following the amalgama­ laid wreaths on the graves of the four post amd reveille during the service. tion of the 4th and 8th Hussars, the Anzacs who are buried at the cem­ newly formed QRIH fought alongside etery and the Greek Veterans Tire /Anzac Bugle had been presented Australian troops in Brunei and Association also laid a wreath in to the QRIH by the Australian Light Sarawak during 1962-1964. memory of Anzacs who lost their lives Horse in 1959. It bears two inscrip­ during the tragic campaign in Greece. tions, ithe first being: Tire 2/14th Queensland Mounted In­ fantry Regiment, ARES (2/14 QMI), Following the dawn service the con­ "Presented to 2nd Light Horse Regi­ are affiliated to The Queen's Royal tingent welcomed the guests to a ment, Australian Imperial Forces Irish Hussars (QRIH) to this day. 'gunfire breakfast' at the HQ (Queensland) by Catriona, Donald, UNFICYP Officers' Mess where the Sheila and Desmond Cameron (Ips­ Tire dawn service was attended by traditional servings of Bundaberg wich) August 1914 PRO REGE ET 30 Australians and more than 100 Rum, coffee, billy stew and Anzac bis­ P ATRIA" guests including the acting Australian cuits helped to take away the early High Commissioner, Mr Peter The Light Horse took the bugle to morning chill. Edwards and his wife Anne, the WWI where it first sounded men to United States representative Ambassa­ During the afternoon, members of arms at Gallipoli. It was used for each dor Lanrb and the UN Force the Australian police contingent enter­ battle cry of the regiment thereafter Commander in Cyprus Major General tained more than 200 guests at their and was played during the conduct of Minehane. Music was provided by the mess for refreshments. Along with tra­ Anzac burial services. full band of Tire Queen's Royal Irish ditional Anzac Day activities, raffles In 1959 the 2nd Light Horse Regi­ Hussars under the baton of WOl were held for Akubra and slouch hats ment was amalgamated and their David Cresswell. which are very popular in Cyprus regimental bugle was presented to Tire among all nationalities. J was privileged during the wreath Queen's Royal Irish Hussars (an affili­ laying ceremony to perform the recital In the evening a 'flag parade' was ated regiment), apparently in of "Tire Anzac Story" , and a special held at HQ AUSTCIVPOL and more appreciation of the fact that they had touch was added as the regimental than 1 (XI servicemen and women plus fought alongside Australian troops piper of the Canadian Royal Horse the Australian police contingent as­ during numerous campaigirs from the Artillery, Master Gunnery Sergeant sembled in 'mufti' for the ceremony. time of the Boer War. Colin Norris played a piper's dirge Tire 'parade' was fallen-in on the right The QRIH were formed in 1958 by while he meandered ghostlike be­ markers, Commander Harry Bryant the amalgamation of two distin­ tween the headstones in the early and Superintendent Ken Hunt before guished British Cavalry regiments, the morning mist. being dressed and inspected by 'RSM' 4th Queen's Own Hussars raised in Mai Holst. Police Sergeant Serge Wreaths, beautifully prepared by 1685 and the 8th King's Royal Irish Aquilante then recited an emotional Police Sergeant Sharon McTavish, Hussars raised in 1693. Both regiments rendition of Banjo Patterson's Clanci/ of were laid by Police Commander had colourful histories including the Overflow followed by the lowering Harry Bryant, Mr Edwards and Gen­ among many historic events, their of the Australian flag and the recital eral Minehane in memory of all charge against the Russian guns at of Binyons Lines to the accompani­ Australian and New Zealand service­ Balaklava - the charge of the Light ment of the bagpipes. men and servicewomen who made Brigade. They were also original mem­ the supreme sacrifice for their country. It was a fitting end to a magical day. bers of the Desert Rats', a name given by Montgomery to lais 8th Army dur­ ing the allied campaign in North Africa during WWII. In more recent times the regiment played a vital role as a key armoured unit in the 1991 Gulf War. In 1896 their most famous member joined the regiment, a young lieutenant by the name of Winston Churchill. In 1939 he was appointed their honorary colonel and remained so until Iris death. Tire 8th Hussars first served along­ side Australian troops in the Boer War in South Africa and subsequently in France (1914-1918), North Africa (1940­ 1942) and Korea (1950-1951). Tire 4th Hussars likewise served with Australians in France and North Af­ The UN Australian Civilian Police contingent in Cyprus together with three Australian rica as well as in Greece (1941) and servicemen attached to the British Army. Malaya (1948-1951). Tire 4th Hussars

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 19 Improving awareness of Aboriginal culture

ETECTIVE Constable Jim training be done by Aboriginal lec­ Manno has turned his turers," he said. interest in Australian history Accordingly, in June, the AFP be­ Dinto a valuable resource for the AFP. gan the process with a two-day He is currently the AFP's national program in Southern Region being co-ordinator of Aboriginal and run by the Koorie Research Centre Torres Strait Islander projects and from Monash University and co­ owes his position to his curiosity ordinated by Dr Eve Fesl. about Australian history and a de­ Detective Constable Manno said sire to study at tertiary level. that this is the start of creating In 1989 Detective Constable Manno Aboriginal cultural awareness in D/Const. Jim Manno started an associate diploma by cor­ the AFP and he is looking to in­ respondence to ease back into troduce into the curriculum at what he hopes will be the establish­ tertiary studies. He chose to concen­ Barton College a two-day unit on ment of a multicultural office within trate on Aboriginal Studies and the subject so that it becomes part the AFP and that this office could aid Adult Education. With the establish­ of all recruit, sergeant and officer where cultural awareness was neces­ ment of the Royal Commission into courses. sary to result in successful Black Deaths in Custody, his studies He sees this program as the start of investigations. became relevant to the AFP's train­ ing needs. As part of the associate diploma, Detective Constable Manno devel­ oped a training package with the A week of celebration view of introducing it to the AFP's training program. He has gone on to HE AFP is showing its support delegates to the National Police/ further his associate diploma studies of The National Aboriginal and Aboriginal Conference in June aimed with a Bachelor of Arts in Aborigi­ Torres Strait Islander Week and at promoting better liaison between nal Studies which he will complete Tthe Year of Indiginous People throughAboriginal groups and Australian this year. a series of displays on Aboriginal cul­ police forces. ture that will appear around the Three AFP delegates will attend His former boss, Commander regions throughout the year. Morrie Blaylock, returned to Can­ the conference maintaining the links berra for a stint at Barton College Observed from 5-11 July, NAIDOC established during AFP sponsored and it wasn't long before Detective week's peak day of observance is workshops on Aboriginal cultural Constable Manno was called on to National Aborigines' Day celebrated awareness that have been conducted run an Aboriginal Cultural Aware­ this year on 9 July. Tins special day in several regions and will continue ness course. has been celebrated for over 20 years throughout the year. and is the focus of a week of activi­ For the AFP, the task of reporting The first workshop took place at ties organised by Aboriginal people for on progress towards achieving the Barton College on 11 and 12 May all Australians to celebrate. 1993. Representatives from all Aus­ police related recommendations of tralian police services attended with The event offers an opportunity the Royal Commission into Aborigi­ their counterparts from the Aborigi­ to learn about the rich cultural her­ nal Deaths in Custody is underway. nal community. Detective Constable itage of the original Australians The information will feed into an Manno said that the workshop and the positive contribution annual State of the Nation Report to seemed to have been successful with which they have made to the iden­ be tabled in Parliament. useful strategies and ideas emerging tity of this nation. Contributions This report will measure changes from those who attended. which are particularly noticeable in the fields of sport and the arts in for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Is­ "One of the things that came out which Aboriginal people have ob­ lander people in relation to of the Royal Commission was the tained world prominence. Australia's international human recommendation that all police offic­ rights commitments and progress ers should be trained in Aboriginal Funds have been contributed by the with the scope of recognition for cultural awareness and that this AFP towards the travel of Aboriginal self-determination and land rights.

Page 20 Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 /nternationai Drug trail leads to Russia In April of this year, Southern Region's Detective Superin­ tendent Alan Hicks from Drug Operations Branch and Detec­ tive Superintendent Alan Sing, the AFP Senior Liaison Officer in London, travelled to Russia Head of Russia's Drug Control Department, Major-General Alexander Sergeev flanked by to investigate a major narcotics Southern Region's Superintendent Alan Hicks (r) and London LO, Superintendent Alan Sing(l) syndicate based in Melbourne during an investigation which took the AFP officers to Vladivostok and Vladivostok HE Russian Police (Ministry referral of criminal matters of mu­ Vladivostok is located in the Rus­ for Internal Affairs) assisted tual interest. sian far east, and is only a short flight from Japan. It is Russia's with the inquiries which took The four-day stay in Moscow in­ main Pacific naval port and be­ Tplace between 23 April and 11 May.volved meetings with a number of fore 1991 was a 'closed city' senior Russian police officers in­ An objective of the visit was to in­ excluding both Russian and for­ cluding Major-General Alexander terview the principal heroin supplier eign visitors. in Vladivostok who had supplied Sergeev, head of the Drug Control the 6.5kg of high-grade heroin in­ Department. Detective Superintendent Hicks said: "The police we met during our tercepted in Melbourne in late Detective Superintendent Hicks visit were friendly and generous, January 1993. said Major-General Sergeev ex­ fiercely proud of both their country pressed great interest in the It is alleged that the Melbourne- and their profession. They face an investigation and offered his de­ based principals of the syndicate ever increasing incidence of major partment's full co-operation and control a highly developed and so­ crime and emerging organised crime showed a great deal of interest in phisticated crime group which has groups engaged in narcotic traffick­ the role and responsibility of AFP been in operation in Victoria for some ing an exporting." years. All of Russian origin, they were liaison officers. He said Russian law enforcement apprehended at the time of the im­ Colonel Victor Matveev of the authorities believe the breakdown of portation and are currently in custody Russian Criminal Investigation law and order in the post Soviet in Melbourne awaiting trial. Branch was detailed by Major - transition and the opening of bor­ General Sergeev to accompany the The heroin supplier in Vladivostok ders have created the current AH3 officers to Vladivostok. Colonel had been placed under 'official con­ situation with crime. trol' by the Russian authorities Matveev ( a native of Vladivostok) following a request to them at the spoke little English. Major-General Sergeev was quoted in a recent article as saying: "The time of the Melbourne arrest. Superintendent Hicks said: "We refining and exportation of heroin had some interesting times mostly Permission for the AFP to inter­ within Russia could turn the Rus­ interpreted by a great deal of play view the supplier was granted sians into major players in the acting and hand signals which were following negotiations with the world's narcotic trade. Russian nevertheless most effective. Russian Attorney General's Office, criminals understand very well that the Ministry for Internal Affairs and "With the exception of our trip to it is extremely profitable for them to the Ministry for Internal Security. Vladivostok, the Russian Police ship drugs out of Russia." Currently Australia and Russia do provided us with the services of Detective Superintendent Hicks not have a treaty under the Mutual very efficient interpreters. The prin­ said the Russian police work under Assistance Act , although this situa­ cipal interpreter was Major Tamara difficult and trying conditions and in tion is presently being reviewed. Nazarenko, a senior officer with the the words of the officer-in-charge of Russian police. Another objective for the visit was the Vladivostok Criminal Investiga­ to establish professional contacts "With the assistance of the local tion Branch, Colonel Victor Gabralev with senior Russian police and law Criminal Investigation/Drugs Sec­ are "sustained in their endeavours enforcement officials and to open tion we were able to interview the principally by their dedication to lines of communication for future principal heroin supplier." their profession".

Platypus 40 - Winter 1993 Page 21 Scenes of South Australia

South Australia has more than its fair share of festivals - the inter­ nationally renown arts festival, the gourmet festivals, cultural and heritage festivals - and since 1992 has also hosted WOMADelaide. Staged in the parklands of Adelaide, this World Music and Dance festival has become an annual autumn event

The National Aboriginal Cultural Institute is known to most people a Tandanya' - the name the Kauma people gave to the area where Adelaide now stands. Tandanya hosts a range of changing exhibitions of contemporary and traditional Aboriginal art as well as music and theatre performances and other cultural activities.

The elegant boulevard of North Terrace features gardens, fountains and sculptures as well as some of South Australia's best Victorian and Edwardian buildings. This lovely building houses the Mortlock Library of South Australia.

All cover photographs provided by Tourism South Australia.