Joint Military Police Unit (Australia)

Joint Military Police Unit
Country	Australia
Branch	Australian Defence Force Joint Capabilities Group
Role	Military police
Abbreviation	JHC

The Joint Military Police Unit (formerly the Joint Service Police Group) is the unified military police agency of the Australian Defence Force. The Joint Military Police Unit is led by the Provost Marshal who reports to the Chief of Joint Capabilities responsible for general policing, law enforcement, and the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service.^[1]^[2]

History

The Joint Military Police Unit was formed on the 1st March 2018 after renaming the Joint Service Police Group and integrating the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service.^[3]

Responsibilities

The Provost Marshal of the Australian Defence Force serves concurrently as the Commander of the Joint Military Police Unit exercising technical control and authority over all joint and single service policing capabilities. Naval Police Coxswain at sea, Airfield Defence Guards, and Royal Australian Corps of Military Police support to combat operations remain as single service capabilities.

Structure

The Joint Military Police Unit includes an intelligence section, a records office, a digital forensic unit, a forensic services branch, a fraud and debt recoveries unit, and a legal section.^[4]

References

↑ Joint Capabilities Group Joint Military Police Unit Joint Military Police Unit
↑ Joint Service Police Group launched Royal Australian Navy
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↑ First Principles Review of the ADF Service Police Department of Defence

Australian Government Department of Defence
Australian Defence Organisation (Headquarters: Russell Offices) Minister for Defence Senator the Hon. Marise Payne, Secretary of Defence Greg Moriarty
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Structure	Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group Associate Secretary Group (Office of the Judge Advocate General) Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group Defence Strategic Policy and Intelligence Group (Australian Signals Directorate, Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation) Defence Science and Technology Group Joint Capabilities Group (Australian Defence College, Joint Health Command) Chief Information Officer Group Chief Finance Officer Group Defence People Group Defence Estate and Infrastructure Group
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Branches	Royal Australian Navy Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force
Leadership	Governor-General Prime Minister Minister for Defence Minister for Defence Personnel Minister for Defence Industry National Security Committee of Cabinet Secretary of Defence Chief of the Defence Force Vice Chief of the Defence Force Chief of Army Chief of Navy Chief of Air Force Chief of Joint Operations Senior Positions Senior Personnel
Structure	Australian Defence Organisation Australia's Federation Guard Force Element Group Special Forces Vice Chief of the Defence Force Group Joint Operations Command (Headquarters Joint Operations Command, Northern Command, Maritime Border Command) Joint Capabilities Group (Joint Logistics Command, Joint Health Command, Australian Defence College, Australian Defence Force Academy, Joint Military Police Unit) Judge Advocate General Fleet Command Forces Command Air Command Special Operations Command 1st Division (Deployable Joint Force Headquarters) Navy Strategic Command
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Law enforcement in Australia
Police agencies	Australian Capital Territory Policing New South Wales Police Force Northern Territory Police Queensland Police Service South Australia Police Tasmania Police Victoria Police Western Australia Police
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State authorities	Corruption and Crime Commission (Western Australia) Crime and Corruption Commission (Queensland) Independent Commission Against Corruption (New South Wales) New South Wales Crime Commission Police Integrity Commission (New South Wales) Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) (Victoria) Gold Stealing Detection Unit (Western Australia)
Military agencies	Australian Defence Force Investigative Service Joint Military Police Unit Royal Australian Corps of Military Police Royal Australian Air Force Airfield Defence Guards
Defunct agencies	Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service Australian Customs Service Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Australian Crime Commission National Crime Authority Commonwealth Police CrimTrac
Topics	Crime in Australia Terrorism in Australia Mass surveillance in Australia

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