Australian Federal Police

Australian Federal Police
Australian Federal Police
	Badge of the Australian Federal Police
	Flag of the Australian Federal Police
Abbreviation	AFP
Agency overview
Formed	1979
Preceding agencies	Commonwealth Police; Australian Capital Territory Police; Australian Protective Service; Federal Bureau of Narcotics;
Employees	7,077 (2022–2023)
Volunteers	Small numbers for non-operations related activity.
Annual budget	A$1.73 billion (2022–2023)
Legal personality	Police force
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agency	Australia
Operations jurisdiction	Australia
Governing body	Government of Australia
Constituting instrument	Australian Federal Police Act 1979;
General nature	Federal law enforcement; Civilian police;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Edmund Barton Building, Canberra
Minister responsible	Mark Dreyfus, Attorney-General of Australia;
Agency executive	Reece Kershaw, Commissioner;
Functions	11 Counter Terrorism ; Protection Operations ; Organised Crime and Cyber ; Crime Operations ; International Operations ; Border Investigations ; Technology and Innovation ; Specialist Operations ; Support Capability ; Australian Institute of Police Management ; ACT Policing ;
Offices	9 Adelaide Office ; Brisbane Office ; Darwin Office ; Hobart Office ; Melbourne Office ; Perth Office ; Sydney Office ; Cairns Office ; Winchester Centre, ACT;
Website
	www.afp.gov.au
	The Australian Federal Police, while a federal agency, provides policing to dependent Australian (on and offshore) Commonwealth Territories.

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) is the principal federal law enforcement agency of the Australian Government with the unique role of investigating crime and protecting the national security of the Commonwealth of Australia. The AFP is an independent agency of the Attorney-General's Department and is responsible to the Attorney-General and accountable to the Parliament of Australia.^[2] As of October 2019^[update] the Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police is Reece Kershaw, formerly the Northern Territory Police Commissioner.^[3]^[4]

The AFP has a focus on preventing, investigating and disrupting transnational, serious, complex and organised crime including terrorism and violent extremism, cybercrime, child exploitation, drug smuggling, and human trafficking. The AFP is also responsible for delivering community policing in the Australian Capital Territory through ACT Policing and to other dependent territories, providing protective security in major airports and close protection for dignitaries including the prime minister of Australia and foreign diplomatic missions, delivering law enforcement training for Asia-Pacific partner agencies, acting as Australia's international law enforcement and policing representative, and contributing to United Nations peacekeeping around the world. The AFP is also a member of the National Intelligence Community and works closely with the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, the Australian Border Force, and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission.

^ ^a ^b "Corporate Plan 2022–23" (PDF). Australian Federal Police. 2022.
^ Agency, Digital Transformation. "Australian Federal Police | directory.gov.au". directory.gov.au. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ James, Felicity (24 July 2019). "Australia's new police commissioner: Who is Reece Kershaw?". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
^ "Reece Kershaw to be sworn in as AFP Commissioner" (Press release). Australian Federal Police. 2 October 2019. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2020.