Christopher Moore

Inquiry and Compliance officer - Licensing Services: 2018 to date:

Duties include:

§ Conduct physical checks and audits of WA Firearm Licence holders to ensure compliance with the WA legislative requirements.

§ Conducts investigations into criminal matters relating to firearms, including the apprehension and prosecution of persons of interest.

§ Prosecute breaches either by preferring criminal charge, caution or licence revocation.

§ Conduct reviews of the suitability of licence holders based upon criminal activity or physical and mental fitness. Prepare and submit recommendations.

§ Update and ensure that firearm and licence holder information recorded on the WA Police firearms database is accurate.

§ Conduct inquiries and resolve issues regarding firearms infringements, expired licences and deceased estates.

Special duties and Achievements

For two years I was appointed as an assessing supervisor at the rank of acting sergeant. My duties included:

§ Management of a team of nine public service assessors, including work allocation, quality assurance, developing and training staff, new staff induction, performance appraisals, checking time sheets, ensuring that all administrative practices under my control were consistent with WA Police policy and guidelines, the Equal Opportunity Act and the Occupational Health, Safety and Welfare Act.

§ Assessing firearm applications for approval or rejection based on established criteria, being Genuine Need, Fitness to Hold and risk to community safety.

§ Contribute to the maintenance of practical and applicable statute law pertaining to firearms matters by conducting research and submitting recommendations.

§ Interpret and provide advice and information to internal and external customers in firearms licence applications in accordance with legislation and guidelines.

§ Prepare reports, memorandums and correspondence as required on behalf of the unit relating to firearms licenses and probity checking matters.

§ Regularly review the assessment process in view of improving productivity, in particular to process firearm applications quicker and to improve the quality of assessment.

§ Report monthly to the Officer in Charge, Licensing Services Firearms of productivity and issues impacting productivity

§ Understand and comply with information security policies and procedures to ensure information holdings/systems were kept confidential and utilised accurately and reliably.

§ Establish guidelines and procedures when assessing applications from remote Aboriginal communities

§ Establish guidelines in identifying military-styled firearms for assessors.

§ Appointed as the subject matter liaison with the WA Police Academy In-house Service Training Unit

Applications Officer - Special Operations Applications Unit 2015 to 2018

§ Write affidavits to obtain warrants under the WA Surveillance Devices Act and the Commonwealth Telephone (Interception and Access) Act.

§ Conduct research on open and closed sources of information in preparation of affidavits

§ Provide advice to investigators on the information requirements for warrants.

Intelligence Officer - Human Source Management Unit 2014 to 2015

§ Conduct research and analysis to support the activities of Human Source Handlers.

§ Contribute to the production of intelligence products. In particular to assess, redact and provide quality assurance for information obtained from human sources for intelligence reports.

§ Provide independent risk assessment on human sources.

§ Maintain and operate the WA Police human source database, in particular ensure that the personal details of criminal informants were secure.

§ Liaise with and share information with external agencies on joint operations.

Call taker/Radio dispatcher/Task vetting officer 2010 to 2014

§ Receive and assess all incoming "000" and urgent calls

§ Elicit information from callers and provide assistance by giving advice, guidance, reassurance, support, and occasionally First Aid life support directions.

§ Initiate Computer Assisted Dispatch (CAD) tasks.

§ Liaise with other Emergency Services organisations and any agencies in response to incidents.

§ Conduct follow-up inquiries in relation to calls, updating and amending CAD incident as necessary.

§ Perform task vetting, in particular conducting primary investigations, identification of repeat victims, locations, offenders and contribute to situational awareness, especially to ensure the safety of attending officers.

§ Undertake enquiries on various WA Police Force systems utilising all information to provide information to mobile police officers.

§ Dispatch, maintain and resolve incidents to police mobile units.

§ Conduct Urgent Duty Driving/Riding (UDD) coordination.

§ Advise the Supervisor of high risk or other incidents, which involve other agencies or logistics in excess of normal resources to ensure an appropriate response.

Special duties and Achievements

Health and safety Representative

§ Member of the Health & Safety Committee.

§ Conduct workplace inspections.

§ Investigate OSH incidents.

§ Identify and report workplace hazards.

§ Liaise with team members and management on OSH issues.

§ Consult and cooperate with employers on OSH issues.

Relief radio supervisor (Acting Sergeant)

· Provide supervision and guidance to Dispatchers and TVD operators. Ensure subordinate staff performed their tasks in accordance with WA Police policies and guidelines

· Ensure appropriate Police units were dispatched to CAD in keeping with WA Grade of Service standards.

· Monitor and update CAD tasks

· Escalate CAD tasks and arrange for additional and/or specialist Police units to attend

· Monitor the safety of Police units attending incidents

· Manage Urgent Duty Driving Incidents and ensure units involved comply with WA UDD policy

· Liaise with other Emergency Services

· Co-ordinate meal and rest breaks for radio dispatchers

· Brief supervising staff of urgent incidents

Field Intelligence Officer - State Intelligence Division 2008 to 2010

§ Gather intelligence in support of investigations and operations managed by district detective’s offices and specialist investigative squads.

§ Obtain information by overt and covert methods. Collect, collate, evaluate and analyse criminal intelligence data to assist in the identification of trends, crime patterns and criminal activities.

§ Contribute to the formulation of intelligence plans for police investigations and operations.

§ Collate and analyse information for intelligence reports.

§ Utilize a variety of intelligence resources in order to obtain information necessary to achieve operational objectives.

§ Participate in a team to prepare intelligence reports and assessments.

Special duties

Supervisor – Field Intelligence Officer (Acting Sergeant)

Provide supervision and guidance to a team of Field Intelligence Officers

Assess requests for assistance from business units

Check intelligence products prior to dissemination

Report on the activities of the team to Officer in Charge

Tactical Intelligence Officer - Gang Crime Squad 2008

§ Gather intelligence on Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs (OMCGs), focussing on members, associates, organisation and activities.

§ Obtain information by overt and covert methods.

§ Contribute to the formulation of intelligence plans for police investigations and operations.

§ Collate and analyse information for intelligence reports.

§ Participate in policing operations directed at OMCGs.

Patrol & Inquiry Officer 1995 to 2003 and 2005 to 2008

§ Attending to inquiries and complaints from members of the public

§ Responding to urgent and non-urgent incidents

§ Perform targeted patrols.

§ Conduct investigations into offences.

§ Detect and apprehend offenders.

§ Custodial duties

§ Gather evidence from a range of sources, including Identifying, preserving and collecting forensic evidence, interviewing witnesses and suspects.

§ Compile evidentiary briefs

§ Traffic law enforcement

§ Administrative duties involved in the operation of a police station

§ Establish and maintain links with the community members

§ Used a range of Police information and used them in accordance with agency security policy and procedures.

§ Maintain and remain conversant of law, policy and procedures