Our Focus

What do we do?

The function of the Aboriginal Advisory Unit (AAU) is to provide a full-time facility to further improve the good relationships that exist between Victoria Police and Victorian Aboriginal Communities.

The AAU aims to:

• Advise police on operational issues affecting indigenous people.
• Coordinate management and statewide delivery of the Aboriginal Community Justice Panel Program.
• Be responsible for liaison between police and organisations associated with a representative of Indigenous people.
• Drive the implementation of the Aboriginal Community Liaison Officers (ACLOs) Program.
• Provide liaison between investigating police and indigenous people.
• Advise Indigenous people on police practice and procedures.
• Coordinate the roles and functions of the Police Aboriginal Liaison Officers.
• Coordinate and conduct lectures at recruit police training.

The role and function of the AAU is to:

• Address historical and cultural indigenous issues.
• Address traditional, transitional and contemporary indigenous lifestyles,
  indigenous/police relationships and topical issues of concern to police.
• Represent Victoria Police on the Victorian Aboriginal Justice Agreement Working Group.
• Represent Victoria Police at seminars, conferences and interdepartmental meetings on indigenous issues.
• Maintain a resource centre on indigenous issues for use by police.
• Provide an advisory service to police command on Indigenous matters.
• Keep abreast of current indigenous issues, research, and where possible address future problem areas.

Contact us:

Aboriginal Advisory Unit
Victoria Police Centre
637 Flinders Street
Melbourne, VIC, 3005

Phone:  (03) 9247 5245