AFP salary for PSO and police officer.
Dear Australian Federal Police,
Please provide the total annual remuneration for a Protective Services Officer (PSO) posted at Pine Gap, including:
• Base salary after graduation
• All applicable allowances
• Overtime and penalty rates
• Any other entitlements or benefits
The figure should reflect actual earnings of current serving officers, based on their typical roster, overtime, and penalty rates, and be stated as a total per annum amount
.
If possible, please provide a brief breakdown showing the contribution of salary, allowances, penalties, and overtime to the total annual figure..
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Smith
OFFICIAL
Good afternoon Mr Smith,
Please note, we have recently updated our Freedom of Information webform
which is our preferred method for FOI request submissions. It would be
greatly appreciated when submitting requests in the future if you could
please lodge them through the FOI [1]webform.
I refer to your request dated 8 September 2025, seeking access to
documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the Act) as follows:
“Request:
Please provide the total annual remuneration for a Protective Services
Officer (PSO) posted at Pine Gap, including:
• Base salary after graduation
• All applicable allowances
• Overtime and penalty rates
• Any other entitlements or benefits
The figure should reflect actual earnings of current serving officers,
based on their typical roster, overtime, and penalty rates, and be stated
as a total per annum amount.
If possible, please provide a brief breakdown showing the contribution of
salary, allowances, penalties, and overtime to the total annual figure.”
Timeframe – Seeking your agreement to an extension of time
Upon consideration of your request, the AFP is of the view that your
request will take longer than 30 days to process. The delay is
regrettable, however, due to an excessive number of requests that have
come through our office it will not be possible to advise you of a
decision by 8 October 2025.
Accordingly, pursuant to section 15AA of the Act, I seek your agreement to
extend the period by 30 days to notify you of a decision by 7 November
2025.
I would be grateful if you would advise this office in writing of your
agreement to the proposed extension of time by close of business 17
September 2025.
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information:
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below SES level (names, ID numbers, signatures, images) (AFP members
and Commonwealth employees);
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you are seeking;
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being identified as a third party where consultation with a third party is
necessary? If we do not receive your consent, we will not disclose your
identity to third parties.
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8(2) of the Act, an agency is required to publish information on the AFP
website following the notification of a decision in respect of a freedom
of information request. Details of the decision will be published in a
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notification of a decision, please advise the AFP in writing before 7
November 2025.
If you have any queries in relation to this matter, please do not hesitate
to contact our team at [3][AFP request email].
Yours sincerely,
FOI TEAM
CHIEF LEGAL COUNSEL
[4]Australian Federal Police
The Australian Federal Police acknowledges the Traditional Owners and
Custodians of Country
throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and
community. We pay
our respects to First Nations people, culture and Elders past, present and
emerging.
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
I refer to your below FOI request to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The information that you are seeking is outlined the AFP's Enterprise Agreement located here https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/publi...
Based on this, can you please advise you are would like to withdraw your request.
Kind regards
Kind regards
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION TEAM LEADER | COMMERCIAL, GOVERNANCE & INFORMATION
AFP LEGAL | CORPORATE | CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
The Australian Federal Police acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country
throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay
our respects to First Nations people, culture and Elders past, present and emerging.
Casey
CASEY AULD
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION TEAM LEADER | COMMERCIAL, GOVERNANCE & INFORMATION
AFP LEGAL | CORPORATE | CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
Tel: +61 (0)2 51267664 Ext: 267664 Mob: +61 (0)448081940
The Australian Federal Police acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country
throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay
our respects to First Nations people, culture and Elders past, present and emerging.
-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Smith <[FOI #13615 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 September 2025 2:31 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - AFP salary for PSO and police officer.
Dear Australian Federal Police,
Please provide the total annual remuneration for a Protective Services Officer (PSO) posted at Pine Gap, including:
•Base salary after graduation
•All applicable allowances
•Overtime and penalty rates
•Any other entitlements or benefits
The figure should reflect actual earnings of current serving officers, based on their typical roster, overtime, and penalty rates, and be stated as a total per annum amount
.
If possible, please provide a brief breakdown showing the contribution of salary, allowances, penalties, and overtime to the total annual figure..
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Smith
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OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
With regards to your request, as the information you are seeking is publicly available, the FOI team will consider your request withdrawn.
Kind regards
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION TEAM LEADER | COMMERCIAL, GOVERNANCE & INFORMATION
AFP LEGAL | CORPORATE | CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
The Australian Federal Police acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country
throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay
our respects to First Nations people, culture and Elders past, present and emerging.
-----Original Message-----
From: FOI
Sent: Monday, 15 September 2025 2:24 PM
To: Oliver Smith <[FOI #13615 email]>
Subject: FOI request LEX 4577 - Processing of request [SEC=OFFICIAL] [AFP-L.FID263978]
OFFICIAL
Dear Mr Smith
I refer to your below FOI request to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).
The information that you are seeking is outlined the AFP's Enterprise Agreement located here https://www.afp.gov.au/news-centre/publi...
Based on this, can you please advise you are would like to withdraw your request.
Kind regards
Kind regards
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION TEAM LEADER | COMMERCIAL, GOVERNANCE & INFORMATION AFP LEGAL | CORPORATE | CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
The Australian Federal Police acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to First Nations people, culture and Elders past, present and emerging.
Casey
CASEY AULD
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION TEAM LEADER | COMMERCIAL, GOVERNANCE & INFORMATION AFP LEGAL | CORPORATE | CHIEF COUNSEL PORTFOLIO
Tel: +61 (0)2 51267664 Ext: 267664 Mob: +61 (0)448081940
The Australian Federal Police acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country
throughout Australia, and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay
our respects to First Nations people, culture and Elders past, present and emerging.
-----Original Message-----
From: Oliver Smith <[FOI #13615 email]>
Sent: Monday, 8 September 2025 2:31 AM
To: FOI <[email address]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - AFP salary for PSO and police officer.
Dear Australian Federal Police,
Please provide the total annual remuneration for a Protective Services Officer (PSO) posted at Pine Gap, including:
•Base salary after graduation
•All applicable allowances
•Overtime and penalty rates
•Any other entitlements or benefits
The figure should reflect actual earnings of current serving officers, based on their typical roster, overtime, and penalty rates, and be stated as a total per annum amount
.
If possible, please provide a brief breakdown showing the contribution of salary, allowances, penalties, and overtime to the total annual figure..
Yours faithfully,
Oliver Smith
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Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #13615 email]
Is [AFP request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests to Australian Federal Police? If so, please contact us using this form:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/change_re...
This request has been made by an individual using Right to Know. This message and any reply that you make will be published on the internet. More information on how Right to Know works can be found at:
https://www.righttoknow.org.au/help/offi...
Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will be delayed.
If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.
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WARNING
This email message and any attached files may contain information
that is confidential and subject of legal privilege intended only for
use by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you
are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for
delivering the message to the intended recipient be advised that you
have received this message in error and that any use, copying,
circulation, forwarding, printing or publication of this message or
attached files is strictly forbidden, as is the disclosure of the
information contained therein. If you have received this message in
error, please notify the sender immediately and delete it from your
inbox.
AFP Web site: http://www.afp.gov.au
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