Australian Defence Force Investigative Service

Australian Defence Force Investigative Service
Badge of the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service
Badge of the ADF Investigative Service
Identification Arm Patch of the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service
Identification Arm Patch of the ADF Investigative Service
Common nameADF Investigative Service
AbbreviationADFIS
Agency overview
Formed16 May 2007
Preceding agencies
  • Naval Police Naval Investigative Service (NIS)
  • Military Police Special Investigations Branch (SIB)
  • RAAF Security Police Service Investigations (SI)
Jurisdictional structure
Federal agencyAustralia
Operations jurisdictionJoint Military Police Force, Australian Defence Force, Australia
Constituting instruments
General nature
Operational structure
Overseen byOffice of the Provost Marshal - ADF
HeadquartersCanberra
Investigators150 (approx.)

The Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS) is the unified investigative arm of the Australian Defence Force's Joint Military Police Unit. Initially formed in 2007 as a part of the service police until its amalgamation into the Joint Military Police Force at the beginning of 2020. ADFIS was responsible for complex and major disciplinary and criminal investigations involving the Australian Defence Force (ADF), its assets, land, personnel and capability.

ADFIS is a tri-service unit that was composed of specialised service police personnel who are qualified to undertake investigations of serious and unique nature. As the successor to the previously active single-service police investigation units which it absorbed, it is staffed by military police officers from the Royal Australian Navy's Naval Police, Australian Army's Military Police and the Royal Australian Air Force's Air Force Police.