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Unit Group

2992 Specialist Police Officers

OSCA - Occupation Standard Classification for Australia
Reference period
2024, Version 1.0

2992 Specialist Police Officers

Use 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 unit group. Police Prosecutors are included in Occupation 281237 Police Prosecutor.

OSCA skill level

The occupations in this unit group have a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

  • Skill Level 1: Bachelor Degree, higher qualification, or at least five years of relevant experience
Occupation

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