Nt Police, Fire and Emergency Services 2013-14 Annual Report for All Life Threatening Emergencies Dial 000 If Calling from a Mobile Dial 112
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NT POLICE, FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES 2013-14 ANNUAL REPORT FOR ALL LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCIES DIAL 000 IF CALLING FROM A MOBILE DIAL 112 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT CONTACT DETAILS The 2013-14 Northern Territory, General enquiries about this report Police, Fire and Emergency Services should be directed to: (NTPFES) Annual Report describes Director the agency’s operations for the Business Improvement and financial year from 1 July 2013 to Planning Branch 30 June 2014 and is in accordance NTPFES with Section 28 of the Public Sector PO Box 39764 Employment and Management Act. Winnellie NT 0821 The 2013-14 NTPFES Annual Report aims to: The NTPFES can be contacted by: • provide a record of achievement Post against the Northern Territory PO Box 39764 Government’s 2013-14 Budget Paper Winnellie NT 0821 No. 3 and the NTPFES Strategic Plan Telephone 2013-15; General Enquiries (Business Hours): • inform Parliament, Territorians, the (08) 8999 5511 community and other stakeholders of significant activities during the General Enquiries (After Hours): financial year; and (08) 8922 1560 • provide information on the factors Northern Territory Police Force which affected the performance of 24 Hour Police Assistance Line the functions of the Tri-service. (non emergencies): 131 444 Crime Stoppers (toll free): 1800 333 000 Internet www.pfes.nt.gov.au ANNUAL REPORT 2013-14 CONTENTS PURPOSE OF THE REPORT 2 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 4 KEY LOCATIONS 5 COMMISSIONER AND CEO OVERVIEW 8 ORGANISATIONAL OVERVIEW 10 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY 18 ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE 28 Northern Territory Police Force Output 1 – Community Safety and Crime Prevention 33 Output 2.1 – Response and Recovery Services 40 Output 2.2 – Investigations 42 Output 2.3 – Services to the Judicial Process 46 Output 3 – Road Safety Services 48 Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service Output 4 – Fire Prevention and Response Management 54 Northern Territory Emergency Service Output 5 – Emergency Services 60 OUR PEOPLE 64 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 86 CRIME STATISTICS 128 APPENDICES 138 NTPFES 2013–14 Annual Report 2/3 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER The Honourable Adam Giles MLA Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services GPO Box 3146 DARWIN NT 0801 Dear Minister In accordance with the provisions of section 28 of the Public Sector Employment Act and Section 12 of the Financial Management Act, I am pleased to provide you with a report on the operations and achievements of the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services for the period 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014. As Accountable Officer of the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services, I give the following representation to you, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that: a) proper records of all transactions affecting the agency are kept and that employees under my control observe the provisions of the Financial Management Act, the Financial Management Regulations and Treasurer’s Directions; b) procedures within the agency afford proper internal control and a current description of such procedures is recorded in the Accounting and Property Manual which has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Financial Management Act; c) no indication of major malpractice, breach of legislation or delegation, error in or by omission from the accounts and records exists; d) in accordance with the requirements of section 15 of the Financial Management Act, the internal audit capacity available to the agency is adequate and the results of internal audits have been reported to me; e) the financial statements included in the 2013-14 Annual Report have been prepared from proper accounts and records and are in accordance with Treasurer’s Directions; f) all Employment Instructions issued by the Commissioner for Public Employment have been satisfied; and g) procedures within the agency complied with the requirements of the Information Act. John McRoberts APM Commissioner of Police and CEO of Fire and Emergency Services 22 September 2014 Keeping People Safe I www.pfes.nt.gov.au NAB House 71 Smith Street Darwin Northern Territory Australia 0800 PO Box 39764 Winnellie Northern Territory Australia 0821 Telephone 61-8-8901 0212 Facsimile 61-8-8901 0216 KEY LOCATIONS NORTHERN TERRITORY POLICE FORCE NTPF HEADQUARTERS NAB House 71 Smith Street Darwin NT 0800 PO Box 39764 Winnellie NT 0821 PETER MCAULAY CENTRE McMillans Road Berrimah NT 0828 TRAFFIC COMMAND Phoenix Street Nightcliff NT 0810 POLICE STATIONS Adelaide River Harts Range Nyirripi Ali Curung Humpty Doo Palmerston Alice Springs Imanpa Papunya Alpurrurulam Jabiru Peppimenarti Arlparra Kalkaringi Pine Creek Alyangula (Groote Eylandt) Katherine Pirlangimpi Avon Downs Kulgera Ramingining Batchelor Lajamanu Santa Teresa Borroloola Maningrida Tennant Creek Bulman Maranboy Ti Tree Casuarina Mataranka Timber Creek Daly River Minjilang Wadeye Darwin Minyerri Warruwi Elliott Mutitjulu Willowra Finke (Apatula) Ngukurr Wurrumiyanga Galiwinku Nhulunbuy Yarralin Gapuwiyak Ntaria (Hermannsburg) Yuendumu Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) Numbulwar Yulara Haasts Bluff POLICE SHOPFRONTS POLICE POSTS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL FACILITIES Katherine Police Beat Angurugu (Groote Eylandt) Warakurna (WA) Palmerston Police Beat Cox Peninsula Kintore (NT) Parap Police Beat Kaltukatjara (Docker River) Milingimbi Titjikala Umbakumba (Groote Eylandt) 4/5 KEY LOCATIONS NORTHERN TERRITORY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE NTFRS HEADQUARTERS Darwin Fire Station 32 Iliffe Street Stuart Park NT 0820 PO Box 39764 Winnellie NT 0821 COMMUNITY FIRE SAFETY Level 4, NAB House 71 Smith St Darwin NT 0800 FIRE STATIONS VOLUNTEER BRIGADES Alice Springs Adelaide River Berrimah Alice Springs Rural Darwin Batchelor Humpty Doo Bathurst Island Jabiru Borroloola Katherine Elliott Marrara Howard Springs Nhulunbuy Humpty Doo Palmerston Koolpinyah Tennant Creek Larrimah Yulara Mataranka Pine Creek Ti Tree Timber Creek Virginia/Bees Creek Yirrkala FIRE TRAINING FACILITY Casuarina Training Facility (Old Casuarina Fire Station) KEY LOCATIONS NORTHERN TERRITORY EMERGENCY SERVICE NTES HEADQUARTERS Northern Region Headquarters Peter McAulay Centre McMillans Road Berrimah NT 0828 PO Box 39764 Winnellie NT 0821 KATHERINE HEADQUARTERS Chardon Street Katherine NT 0850 SOUTHERN REGION HEADQUARTERS Wilkinson Street Alice Springs NT 0870 TENNANT CREEK HEADQUARTERS Leichhardt Street Tennant Creek NT 0860 NTES VOLUNTEER UNITS EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUPS Alice Springs Maningrida Ali Curung Cox Peninsula Nhulunbuy Avon Downs Daly River Ntaria (Hermannsburg) Bulman Darwin Numbulwar Kulgera Galiwinku Palmerston Maranboy Gapuwiyak Pirlangimpi Milingimbi Gunbalanya (Oenpelli) Ramingining Ngukurr Harts Range Tennant Creek Papunya Kalkaringi Wadeye Ti Tree Katherine Warruwi Kintore Watarrka Lajamanu Yuendumu 6/7 COMMISSIONER AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OVERVIEW OVERVIEW The NTPF commissioned two new The report provides details on the 2013-14 was another challenging aircraft to its fleet, increasing our range of policing Operations and year for the Northern Territory Police, capacity to transport prisoners and Strike Forces that contributed to Fire and Emergency Services as we officers in remote areas, conduct our impressive performance results. focused on "Operational Excellence" search and rescue operations, and As reported in the Crime Statistics and the delivery of quality services carry out rapid deployment for section, Offences Against Property to keep the people of the Northern emergency situations. were 8.6% lower than the previous year and Offences Against the Person Territory safe. NTES volunteers have been busy were 1.6% lower across the NT. Whilst this year with search and rescue This annual report highlights the under the 10% reduction target set tasks. Four trained air observers were significant operations and outcomes by Government, this is a significant deployed to Perth in April to assist delivered by all members of the achievement by our police members in the search for Malaysian Airlines NTPFES – our police, fire and and one I am very proud of. rescue, emergency services and flight MH370. Our volunteers were on public service staff. standby to provide relief for the crews The NTES continues to work closely who were working around the clock in with the community and government In our constantly changing the search for two weeks. to prevent, prepare and respond environment, NTPFES continually to a range of natural disasters and The NTFRS has remained committed strives to promote and enhance emergencies. The Alice Springs to supporting the National Critical our service through innovation and Volunteer Unit recently gained a new Care and Trauma Response Centre technology. Some key initiatives sandbagging trailer through funding to provide a response to local and progressed during the year included: from the NT Disaster Resilience Fund. international incidents, with the This asset will increase the volunteers’ • the introduction of a trial of donation of an Isuzu truck to assist capability to respond to severe storms SupportLink services in Alice in moving equipment in the event or flooding. Tennant Creek volunteers, Springs, to provide a targeted of a disaster response. Fire fighters through their innovative design of a referral service to people who were also deployed to Tacloban multi-agency radio communications require social service assistance; in the Philippines in response to platform, were the NT winners of the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, • the Mobile Data Project, the Resilient Australia Awards non- providing