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Tasmania Police

Tasmania Police provides crime prevention, law enforcement and community policing services to make Tasmania Safe.

State Emergency Service

SES provides an emergency volunteer response capability for rescue and retrieval services and emergency management advice and services to Government.

Forensic Science Service Tasmania

FSST provides forensic chemistry and biology services to government departments, external organisations and the public (limited).

Tasmania Fire Service

The Tasmania Fire Service protects life, property and the environment from the impact of fire and other emergencies.

Welcome to the
Department of Police and Emergency Management

To Make Tasmania Safe

The Government is proud of the outstanding efforts that the Department has made over the past five years in reducing crime and working with communities and organisations to make Tasmania the safest state in the nation. We are on target for meeting the Tasmania Together outcome of having ‘a safe community.

Hon Jim Cox MP
Minister for Police and Emergency Management

Vision

To be widely recognised as Australia’s finest policing and emergency management service.

Mission

To make Tasmania safe.

Values

Personal values are fundamental to the way in which all members perform their duties to achieve our Vision and Mission. As an organisation we value our people and their commitment to:

  • act honestly and with integrity
  • have a high work ethic
  • exercise authority responsibly
  • behave ethically
  • deliver service equitably across the whole of our community