Operational Response Group
| Operational Response Group | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2005–2012 |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Australian Federal Police |
| Role | Law Enforcement, Domestic Counter-Terrorism and Tactical Law Enforcement |
| Size | 200+ full-time Officers |
| Part of | Under control of the Australian Federal Police |
| Garrison/HQ | Canberra City ACT (HQ), Brisbane Queensland (FOB) |
| Nickname(s) | ORG |
| Engagements | RAMSI, Black Saturday bushfires |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Commissioner Tony Negus |
Between 2005 and July 2012 the Operational Response Group (ORG) was a specialist police tactical group of the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and a unit of AFP's International Deployment Group (IDG) able to support the AFP in variety of national and international special policing operations. In July 2012 the ORG was merged with the AFP's Specialist Response and Security team (SRS) to create the Specialist Response Group.
In January 2005 Australian Federal Police created what was then known as the Operational Response Team (ORT), a unit of specialist tactical police able to respond and assist AFP officers engaged in overseas deployments as part of the International Deployment Groups response to the Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands, Honiara. The ORT was soon expanded to fulfill further AFP domestic and international operations and included new roles (such as public order), and was renamed the Operational Response Group in 2006.
The Operational Response Group was AFP's permanent specialist tactical and stability policing capability able to rapidly respond to civil disorder and international crisis, both nationally and internationally within 24 hours.
The Operational Response Group was defined as a police tactical group within the National Counter-Terrorism Committee arrangements providing the Commonwealth of Australia an offshore specialist and tactical policing response capability. The unit provided similar capabilities to the AFP's Specialist Response and Security Team but focused on national and international deployments outside of the Australian Capital Territory, where the SRS had responsibility. The ORG was created to enhance the operational policing capabilities of the AFP's International Deployment Group (IDG) operating predominantly in the Pacific region.
The ORG consisted of a number of specialist sub-units including:
The ORG provided the AFP with a specialist tactical policing capability which included the following roles, :
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