Generic term for highly trained Australian and New Zealand police tactical units
Police tactical group (PTG) is the generic term used to refer to highly trained Australian and New Zealand police tactical units that tactically manage and resolve high-risk incidents, including sieges, armed-offender situations and terrorist incidents.
Each state and territory maintain a PTG able to respond and resolve high-risk incidents across their jurisdiction, and inter-state when required.[1] Police tactical groups are fundamental to the federal government's National Counter-Terrorism Plan (NCTP) to respond to major terrorist incidents in Australia.[2]
The plan initially developed in 1980, then known as the National Anti-Terrorism Plan, is overseen by the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC).[2] The plan requires each state and territory police to maintain a police tactical unit designated as a police tactical group (previously police assault group) which is jointly funded by the federal government and the respective state or territory government.[3]
The Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC) defines a police tactical group as a highly trained police unit that tactically manages and resolves high-risk incidents, including terrorist incidents.[1]
Generally, the majority of a police tactical group's planned operations and call-outs are not related to terrorism, but consist of responding to high-risk incidents such as sieges or executing high-risk search warrants which are beyond the scope and capabilities of other police units in their state or territory.
^ abAustralia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (2017). Active Armed Offender Guidelines for Crowded Places(PDF). Commonwealth of Australia. p. 3. ISBN 9781925593976. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
^ abAustralia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (2017). National Counter-Terrorism Plan(PDF) (4th ed.). Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^"National Counter-Terrorism Arrangements and National Counter-Terrorism Plan". Attorney-General's Department. Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013.
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