Roman Quaedvlieg APM |
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Commissioner of the Australian Border Force | |
Assumed office 1 July 2015 |
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Preceded by | New creation |
Comptroller-General of Customs | |
Assumed office October 2014 |
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Preceded by | Mike Pezzullo |
CEO of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service | |
In office October 2014 – 30 June 2015 |
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Preceded by | Mike Pezzullo |
Succeeded by | Role abolished |
Chief Police Officer of ACT Policing | |
In office 2010–2013 |
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Personal details | |
Born | Roman Alexander Quaedvlieg |
Law enforcement service |
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Roman Alexander Quaedvlieg, APM is an Australian senior public servant who is the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force (ABF).
Quaedvlieg has a Bachelor of Justice from the Queensland University of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School (MBS) of the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
A career police officer, Quaedvlieg served as a sworn member of the Queensland Police Service for 15 years, where he performed duties in a range of positions investigating and managing serious and organised criminal activity.
In 2005 Quaedvlieg joined the Australian Federal Police (AFP) and assumed the position of Manager Economic Operations, with responsibility for financial and economic investigations including money-laundering, large-scale fraud against the Commonwealth, proceeds of crime recovery, identity crime enforcement, and the management of the Oil-for-Food Task Force.
In 2007, Quaedvlieg was promoted to Assistant Commissioner at the AFP and assumed responsibility for Border Operations, which encompassed investigations of major drug importation and trafficking, people-smuggling activity, sexual servitude, and child sex tourism offences. Quaedvlieg has also performed the role of National Manager Aviation (at the Assistant Commissioner level) and was the AFP Chief of Staff for a period of time, a role which incorporated responsibility for the governance mechanisms of the AFP, including Ministerial Liaison, National Media and Marketing, Legal Services, Professional Standards, Recognition and Ceremonial, and Executive Services.
In 2010 Quaedvlieg became the Chief Police Officer of ACT Policing. ACT Policing is the portfolio of the AFP responsible for providing policing services to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Quaedvlieg was awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) in 2011 for serving the Australian community with distinction, particularly in the areas of police operations and administration.