Security and Counter-Terrorism Command

Our purpose: 

To prevent, disrupt, respond and investigate threats of terrorism and other security related matters and assist our business, Government and community partners to strengthen their counter-terrorism and security arrangements.

We will do this by:

• Further strengthening protection against terrorism at crowded places, major and high-risk events and significant security operations through the development and implementation of sustainable and effective security processes
• Partnering with other Government departments and private industry to strengthen counter-terrorism arrangements and increase community resilience
• Developing and delivering countering violent extremism programs to stop people from becoming terrorists
• Identifying and managing persons of interest and fixated individuals who pose a risk to the community
• Developing strong and collaborative partnerships with the community to support community cohesion
• Investigating, preventing, detecting and responding to terrorism and security threats through contemporary investigative and intelligence collection methodologies
• Enhancing the organisation's frontline counter-terrorism capability through training and development programs
• Mitigating the impact of a terrorist incident by enhancing and developing capabilities to support frontline operations through integrated national and state exercise and evaluation programs
• Supporting and contributing to national counter-terrorism policy and leading the development, maintenance and implementation of the QPS and Whole-of-Government security and counter-terrorism policies, strategies and initiatives, and
• Equipping our workforce to meet current and future needs by investing in our people and fostering healthy, safe and inclusive workplaces.

The Command is made of three groups, to best support Queensland’s current and future counter-terrorism needs. The command structure supports National and State counter-terrorism strategies and reporting frameworks and consists of:

• Protective Services Group
• Prepare, Prevent, Protect Group and
• ​Counter–Terrorism Investigation Group

Protective Services Group

Our purpose:

To prevent, disrupt, respond and investigate current and future security threats at State Government Buildings in collaboration with our partner agencies.

We will do this by:

• Developing strong collaborative partnerships with government agencies and private industry to strengthen frontline service delivery underpinned by professionalism, inclusiveness, health and safety
• Continuing to invest in our people through training and development and equipping our workforce to meet current and future challenges to keep the community safe
• Collaborating with key stakeholders to identify and undertake business optimization strategies to ensure high quality, cost effective service delivery across Queensland, and
• Protecting the legitimacy of frontline security services through fair and ethical service delivery and embedding a robust risk management and governance framework to withstand scrutiny.

More information about the Protective Services Group

Prepare, Prevent, Protect Group

Our purpose:

The purpose of the group is to prepare for, prevent, disrupt and protect from security threats and terrorism to help make Queensland the safest State.

We will do this by:

• Creating a work environment that’s underpinned by professionalism, inclusiveness, health and wellbeing 
• Preparing the organisation by building capability and shaping counter-terrorism strategy
• In partnership with the community, government and business, strengthen security and counter-terrorism arrangements and increase community resilience, and
• Through collaboration, innovation and best practice deliver high quality and responsive policing services across Queensland.

Counter-Terrorism Investigation Group

Our purpose:

The Counter-Terrorism Investigation Group purpose is to prevent, disrupt, respond and investigate terrorism, politically motivated violence and security threats through collaborative partnerships underpinned by intelligence driven methodologies.

We will do this by:

• Investing in capability development of our people in a workplace underpinned by professionalism, inclusiveness, health and wellbeing
• Operational intelligence, applying proactive investigative tradecraft and coordinating resources for supporting strategies to make the community safe
• Maintaining effective relationships with key stake holders within communities, government and non-government agencies, and
• Strategically positioning the Group to the changing threat environment whilst embracing contemporary practice to achieve our purpose.