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Australian Special Operations Forces

Queensland

Specialist Services Branch

The units within the Specialist Services Branch have the following policing functions:

Brisbane Dog Squad

Provides specialist handler/dog teams and Service wide co-ordination of training development and the maintenance of standards in this area of expertise.

Mounted Police

Provides a mounted police presence for proactive/reactive policing and limited ceremonial functions.

Public Safety Response Team (PSRT)

Provides a centralised resource of specially trained police equipped to respond, in the interests of public safety, to instances of confrontation and violence beyond the capabilities of standard policing and a highly mobile and available resource to instances of large public events.

Railway Squad

Provides a high profile uniform presence on the rail network to enhance the safety of rail passengers.

Provides a police intelligence analysis function within the context of the rail network.

Special Emergency Response Team (SERT)

Provides a highly trained, specialist capability to resolve incidents which involve violence, or are potentially violent and exceed normal response capabilities. The undertaking of high angle rescue and land search co-ordination.  For more information, check here.

Explosive Ordnance Response Team

Provides an expert response capability in relation to improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordnance situations.

Brisbane Water Police

Provides a policing capability on and near the marine environment (particularly in the metropolitan area and main regional areas), as well as specialist marine support to other operational police.