Group
Occupation
299231 Specialist Police Officer
Latest release
OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0
Released
6/12/2024
First release
299231 Specialist Police Officer
Uses specialised operational tactics and technology to undertake serious crimes investigations, analyse evidence, resolve high-risk situations and run specialist police operations.
Police Prosecutors are excluded from this occupation. Police Prosecutors are included in Occupation 281237 Police Prosecutor.
Specialisations
- Bomb Squad Officer
- Close Personal Protection Police Officer
- Investigator (Police)
- Plain Clothes Police Officer
- Police Dog Handler
- Police Forensic Officer
- Search and Rescue Officer
- Tactical Flight Officer
- Tactical Response Group Officer
- Water Police Officer
Skill level: 1
Main tasks
- Plans and undertakes police investigations into offences committed in areas such as organised, corporate and cybercrime, homicide, drug trafficking, money laundering and terrorism
- Recruits and manages informants within criminal investigations
- Assesses, controls and examines incident and crime scenes, and coordinates resources to collect and preserve evidence for analysis
- Uses surveillance techniques to monitor, track and locate suspects, and conducts raids and arrests on premises
- Provides intelligence support to police responses
- Uses specialist equipment and tactics in the containment and resolution of high-risk situations such as hostage situations, terrorist incidents, and chemical, biological or radiation incidents
- Undertakes vehicle crash investigation and analysis, including by applying specialist techniques to analyse complex crashes
- Prepares and undertakes land or marine search and rescue responses, including assessing terrain or marine conditions, coordinating resources and determining a safe route to the target
- Develops and presents the findings of police analysis and investigations in court