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Special Tasks and Rescue (STAR) is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police. PTG Officers from various States during multi-agency NATEX Blue Luminary 06 Police Tactical Groups, formly known as Police Assault Groups are part of the Australian Governments National Anti-Terrorism Plan which requires since 1978 each State and Territory Police Force to maintain a specialist counter-terrorist and hostage rescue...
The South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. ...
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History
Formed on 30 November 1978 the South Australian Police STAR Group was a rationalisation of speacialist resources into one command/unit. Specialist units had existed prior to 1978 within SAPol to deal with emergency situations such as sieges and armed offenders situations. November 30 is the 334th day (335th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 31 days remaining. ...
1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ...
As in other states, SAPol decided that it would be more practical and expedient to combine all the skills of various tactical/special units in one unit and to have specialist personnel on duty or available on call, at all times to deal with emergencies.
Further restructuring in 1994 saw STAR Group expand its role to include Water Police and the Coordination of Negotiators.
Mission
 STAR Group tactical officers at a siege STAR Group is designed to handle problems and situations which require more concentrated attention than can normally be provided by the General Patrol Police and/or which call for tactics which cannot be used by patrol members in uniform. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 308 × 284 pixelsFull resolution (308 × 284 pixel, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) personal photo and patch collection. ...
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The unit consists of highly trained personnel skilled in the use of firearms, counter-terrorist tactics, crowd control, crime prevention techniques, underwater recovery, water policing, Close Personal Protection and search and rescue operations. Thus there is available at all times a mobile patrol force to assist other line units in emergencies of any kind, and to act as a support force in crime control operations.
Principle roles - Search and rescue
- Helicopter operations
- The arrest of armed and dangerous offenders
- Provide close-quarter CPP and related security measures as necessary.
- VIP Security
- Patrol deployment as a crime prevention
- Resolving siege and hostage situations, as well as armed offender situations;
- Riot/crowd control
Sections - Training and Development Section
- Tactical Operations Section
- Search and Rescue
- Aircraft Services (Police Airwing)
- Dog Squad
- Mounted Operations Unit
See also This article is about Special Weapons and Tactics. ...
PTG Officers from various States during multi-agency NATEX Blue Luminary 06 Police Tactical Groups, formly known as Police Assault Groups are part of the Australian Governments National Anti-Terrorism Plan which requires since 1978 each State and Territory Police Force to maintain a specialist counter-terrorist and hostage rescue...
The South Australia Police (SAPOL) is the police force of the Australian state of South Australia. ...
The Special Weapons and Operations Squad (SWOS) was a Police Tactical Group similar to SWAT. The acronym SWOS was used by several different Australian States police departments at various times. ...
Special Operations Group (SOG) Police, Victoria, Australia Contents History Mission Principle Roles History The Special Operations Group was formed in 1977. ...
SERT subdued shoulder patch For the Canadian unit see Special Emergency Response Team. ...
Badge of the NSW Police The New South Wales Police (also NSW Police or NSWPOL) is the primary law enforcement agency in the State of New South Wales, Australia. ...
SPG subdued shoulder patch State Protection Group (SPG) is the special operations division of the Australian New South Wales Police. ...
A special newspaper report on the STAR team was featured in The Straits Times, a local Newspaper. ...
External link - (English) Official website
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