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Our Close Personal Protection (CPP) team does extremely important work, protecting:
CPP is a high-intensity job, assessing threats and risks in real time.
Our CPP teams are specially trained, over and above the requirements of a regular sworn officer. CPP officers are charged with observing and providing physical security to people who are important to Australia.
Your day-to-day work may look incredibly different, depending on who you are protecting. CPP officers work on:
The majority of CPP officer roles are located in Canberra. There are limited options to work with regional CPP teams in Sydney, Melbourne or Perth.
As a CPP officer, you'll have access to our wide range of benefits. Learn about our benefits and conditions.
To learn more about career progression, salary bands and entitlements, read our Enterprise Agreement.
You can apply for CPP officer positions if you are currently a:
To start your career as a police officer or protective service officer with the AFP or ACT Policing, you must:
You must also provide evidence that you:
Find out how to join us as a protective service officer recruit.
If you have at least 3 years of operational policing experience, and have not been out of a policing role for more than 5 years, you may be eligible to join the AFP as a police officer through our Lateral Program.
You'll be expected to hold a Diploma of Public Safety (Policing) or equivalent and have strong experience in criminal investigation. We encourage state or territory officers to apply.
You must also: