Special Tasks and Rescue

This article is about the South Australia police unit. For the Malaysian unit, see Special Task and Rescue.

Special Tasks and Rescue Group
Active30 November 1978 (30 November 1978) – present
AgencySouth Australia Police
TypePolice tactical group
Role
Part ofSecurity and Emergency Management Service[1]
HeadquartersAdelaide
Common nameSTAR Force, Starries
AbbreviationSTAR Group
Structure
Operators140 Members (in 2014)[2]
Subunits
  • Dog operations unit
  • Mounted operations unit
  • Negotiator coordinator section
  • Water operations unit
  • Bomb unit

Special Tasks and Rescue Group (STAR Group) is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police.[3]

  1. ^ "South Australia Police - Organisational structure" (PDF). South Australia Police. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Williamson, Brett (19 September 2014). "South Australia's anti-terrorism force ready for possible threats". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Special Tasks & Rescue Group". South Australia Police. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.