Roman Quaedvlieg

Roman Quaedvlieg
APM
Commissioner of the Australian Border Force
In office
1 July 2015 – 15 March 2018
Preceded byNew creation
Succeeded byMichael Outram
Comptroller-General of Customs
In office
13 October 2014 – 15 March 2018
Preceded byMike Pezzullo
Succeeded byMichael Outram
CEO of Australian Customs and Border Protection Service
In office
13 October 2014 – 30 June 2015
Preceded byMike Pezzullo
Succeeded byRole abolished
Chief Police Officer of ACT Policing
In office
2010–2013
Preceded byMichael Phelan
Succeeded byRudi Lammers
Personal details
Born
Roman Alexander Quaedvlieg

Toronto, Ontario, Canada[1]
SpouseKristine Pajda (2004–2017)[2][3]
Domestic partnerSarah Rogers[4]
Alma mater
Law enforcement
service
  • QPS (1985–2000)
  • ACC (2002–2005)
  • AFP (2005–2013)
  • ACBPS (2013–2015)
  • ABF (2015–2018)

Roman Alexander Quaedvlieg APM (born 8 January 1965) is a Canadian-born Australian former[5] public servant and police officer who was the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force (ABF) from 1 July 2015 until May 2017 when he was put on paid leave while an investigation took place. He was dismissed from the position in March 2018 after an investigation found that he had failed to comply with disclosure requirements regarding a relationship with a woman.[6]

Previously he served as a police officer in Queensland, then with the Australian Federal Police. He then joined the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) as deputy chief executive officer, later becoming its chief executive officer. When the ACBPS was merged into the new Australian Border Force, he became its inaugural commissioner and Comptroller-General of Customs.

  1. ^ Who's Who in Australia 2016, ConnectWeb.
  2. ^ Mills, Tammy (25 December 2014). "Boxing Day tsunami anniversary: Customs chief executive Roman Quaedvlieg recalls rescue efforts". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ^ Markson, Sharri (27 October 2017). "Border boss Roman Quaedvlieg yet to be grilled on girlfriend's job offer". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ^ Maley, Paul (17 March 2018). "Ex-ABF chief Roman Quaedvlieg's girlfriend quits job". The Australian. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Sacked border boss exchanged 14,000 texts with lover". News Corp. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ^ Belot, Henry (15 March 2018). "Roman Quaedvlieg, Australian Border Force boss, sacked after helping girlfriend get job in force". ABC News. Retrieved 16 March 2018.