COMMISSIONER’S MESSAGE

There are investigator and detective courses again allowing members to advance their careers in the investigative stream.

Commissioner Jamie Chalker APM

From leading the COVID-19 response, to preventing and responding to crime. A lot rests on our agency and you, our people. Project 2030 – Back to Basics – focuses its strategies on our community and our people. We have taken, and are taking, significant steps in supporting our frontline. Having foreshadowed members being attracted by the recruiting campaigns of other jurisdictions and the pull of family interstate in the COVID world we live in, we have ramped up our own recruiting. By October 222 constables will have graduated from the College in under two years. On top of this we are adding more auxiliaries, ACPOs and ALOs to our ranks. Our investment in our Aboriginal staff will help engagement with our communities.

The COVID pandemic led to an opportunity to ask the NT government for additional staff. We added 66 Constables, 30 ALO’s and 20 public service positions to help the frontline. The Territory Duty Superintendent positions have been restored. A position that is an integral part of our business. We’ve reopened pathways and promotions for our members. Promotions are now focussed more on merit, allowing high performing members to be considered for a greater number of positions. There are investigator and detective courses again allowing members to advance their careers in the investigative stream. We hold regular meetings with the NTPA to keep its membership across all the initiatives and changes necessary to run a high functioning police force. This includes the NTPA’s representation in a working group to discuss the Regional and Remote Policing Strategy. Key factors are being addressed. Suitable accommodation for members and their families and increasing establishment numbers to ensure member relief are two of the areas being addressed. Access to the Commissioner of Police and the Executive has never been greater. We want to make the Northern Territory Police Force a highly sought after place of employment. We’re a team and one that is held to high account but importantly high regard by the community we serve. Thank you for all you do.

It’s not too much of a stretch to say our community needs us more than ever.

JAMIE CHALKER APM

Commissioner