Special Emergency Response Team (Queensland)

For the ex-Canadian counter-terrorist unit, see Special Emergency Response Team.

Special Emergency Response Team
Active1968–present
CountryAustralia
AgencyQueensland Police Service
TypePolice tactical group
Role
Part ofSpecialist Response Group[1]
HeadquartersBrisbane[2]
AbbreviationSERT
Structure
Officers50 full-time[citation needed]
SubunitsCairns[2]

Special Emergency Response Team (SERT) is the Police Tactical Group of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) and also provides a high angle rescue response.[3] SERT provides the QPS with the ability to respond to high risk situations incidents statewide.[2] SERT is based in Brisbane and Cairns to ensure that specialists capabilities are available to support police at any location in Queensland.[2]

  1. ^ "Operations Support Command" (PDF). Queensland Police Service. 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chapter 2 – Investigative Process (Operational Procedures Manual)" (PDF). Queensland Police Service. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SERTFlyer2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).