The Police Federation of Australia was formally registered under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 on 1 January 1998. The Canberra office was opened by the then Prime Minister of Australia the Hon John Howard, MP on Tuesday, 16 September 2003.

Office Bearers

• President - Vince Kelly (NT)
• Vice President - Jon Hunt-Sharman (AFPA)
• Vice President - Mark Carroll (SA)
• Treasurer - Randolph Wierenga (TAS)

Staff

• Chief Executive Officer - Mark Burgess
• Research / Policy Officer - Dianne Gayler
• Administration - Debbie Martiniello
• Project Officer - Angus Skinner

Who are the members?

The members of each State, Territory and Federal Police Association / Union are members of the Police Federation of Australia.

How many members does the PFA represent?

The PFA represents Australia’s 50,000 police giving the organisation the greatest level of membership of any union or employee association in Australia.

PFA Federal Council

Federal Council is the supreme decision-making body and meets once a year. The number of delegates from each branch is based on one delegate for the first 1,000 members or part thereof and one delegate for each successive 2,500 members or part thereof.

PFA Executive

The PFA Executive is made up of the Presidents from each State, Territory and Federal Branch. The Executive meets four times each year and more often if necessary.

PFA Industrial Planning Committee (IPC)

The IPC is made up of the Senior Industrial Officers from each State, Territory and Federal Branch. The IPC which meets three times each year advises the Executive on all issues of an industrial and occupational health and safety nature.

PFA Women’s Advisory Committee (WAC)

The WAC is made up of women police officers from each State, Territory and Federal Branch and meets twice annually to consider and advise the Executive on issues relevant to women, in particular the attraction and retention of women officials in Police Associations/Unions.

Other Sub-Committees

The PFA has a number of other sub-committees including -

• Professionalisation sub-committee
• National Industrial Issues sub-committee
• Member Benefits sub-committee
• OH&S and Workers' Compensation sub-committee
• Superannuation and Taxation sub-committee
• National Deployments Issues sub-committee
• Uniform and Equipment sub-committee