Federal Audit of Police Capabilities

Led by Mr Roger Beale AO, the Federal Audit of Police Capabilities commenced in February 2009. It examined and reported on the AFP’s capabilities to provide for current and future demands, looking forward up to five years, for policing and law enforcement services to the Commonwealth, including how the AFP will meet the Government’s priorities.

Mr Beale has provided his final report entitled New Realities: National Policing in the 21st Century (Federal Audit of Police Capabilities). The Audit makes 110 findings and 40 recommendations relating to a wide range of topics including the capabilities, operating arrangements and governance of the AFP, AFP budgets and programs, aviation security, international deployments and law enforcement interoperability across the Commonwealth.

On 18 December 2009 the Minister for Home Affairs, The Hon Brendan O'Connor MP, released the Federal Audit of Police Capabilities and outlined the Government's response to the recommendations of the Audit in a media release.

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