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Recruitment Information

Tasmania Police encourages inquiries from any person who would like to become a police officer. In 1998 a shop-front recruiting centre was opened at Police Headquarters in Hobart. In addition, all Police stations in the State can provide initial information to prospective Police applicants.

A career as a Police Officer is challenging, demanding and rewarding. It is about:

• Providing support to the community so it is safe and secure;
• Preventing, detecting and investigating crime;
• Keeping our roads safe;
• Managing emergency situations.

Our values are:

• Honesty and integrity;
• A commitment to uphold the law;
• Preservation of rights and freedom of all individuals;
• Responsible exercising of authority;
• Active encouragement and practice of ethical behaviour;
• Delivering a service that is equitable to all members of the community.

Some of the many jobs available are:

• General Uniform Policing;
• Traffic and Road Safety Policing;
• Forensic Investigation;
• Criminal Investigation Branch;
• Marine;
• Search and Rescue;
• Country Policing;
• Traffic and Crash Investigation;
• Drug Investigation

Interested?

Read about our general requirements to see if you qualify.

Position Statement for Trainee

Read the Recruting Trainee Position Statement for a description of the role.

Selection

Find out about our selection procedure.

Training

Further information about the Tasmania Police recruit training course.

Application Stages

Step-by-step guide to the application and selection stages. 

Recruiting Services

Introduction to Recruiting Services staff members and provision of contact details.