The Australian Border Force Commissioner

The Australian Border Force is headed by a statutory officer - a Commissioner - reporting directly to the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection on operational matters, responsible for managing these operations and commanding officers.

 

Roman Quaedvlieg apm

Mr Roman Quaedvlieg is the Australian Border Force Commissioner, a role he was appointed to when the Australian Border Force (ABF) started operations on 1 July 2015. Prior to becoming the ABF Commissioner, Mr Quaedvlieg was the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, a role he commenced in October 2014.

Mr Quaedvlieg first began with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service in May 2013, after being appointed the Deputy Chief Executive Officer Border Enforcement.

Prior to his appointment with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service, Mr Quaedvlieg was the Chief Police Officer of ACT Policing, the community policing arm of the Australian Federal Police (AFP). Mr Quaedvlieg arrived at the AFP in 2005 and assumed the position of Manager Economic Operations, with responsibility for financial and economic investigations including money-laundering, large-scale fraud against the Commonwealth, proceeds of crime recovery, identity crime enforcement, and the management of the Oil-for-Food Task Force.

In 2007, Mr Quaedvlieg was promoted to Assistant Commissioner at the AFP and assumed responsibility for Border Operations, which encompassed investigations of major drug importation and trafficking, people-smuggling activity, sexual servitude, and child sex tourism offences. Mr Quaedvlieg has also performed the role of National Manager Aviation (at the Assistant Commissioner level) and was the AFP Chief of Staff for a period of time, a role which incorporated responsibility for the governance mechanisms of the AFP, including Ministerial Liaison, National Media and Marketing, Legal Services, Professional Standards, Recognition and Ceremonial, and Executive Services.

Prior to his appointment with the AFP, Mr Quaedvlieg undertook a three year appointment with the Australian Crime Commission in an executive role, with responsibilities for the transition of the former National Crime Authority to the Commission. A career police officer, Mr Quaedvlieg served as a sworn member of the Queensland Police Service for 15 years, where he performed duties in a range of positions investigating and managing serious and organised criminal activity.

In 2000, he undertook a development tenure in the private sector by completing a two-year executive contract with a major airline group operating in the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr Quaedvlieg has a Bachelor of Justice from the Queensland University of Technology, and is undertaking a Master of Business Administration at the Melbourne Business School. He was awarded an Australian Police Medal in 2011 for serving the Australian community with distinction, particularly in the areas of police operations and administration.