Mark Blacker

I lead multi-disciplinary teams and utilise leading edge investigation techniques including the ACIC’s coercive and legislative powers to effectively disrupt serious and organised crime. My role involves managing complex intelligence projects, developing intelligence strategies and making decisions to effectively progress investigations.

I lead investigations targeting high end serious and organised crime impacting Australia and advise senior management on intelligence operations at a national and international level.

I was the team leader responsible for a team of 20 police constables in the Sydney CBD. I operated in highly scrutinised, fast paced and high risk environment requiring real time decision making to support first response policing services. I managed emergencies, reports of crime, issues related to licensed premises, mental health and large scale protests or demonstrations. I was responsible for the daily tasking and deployment of staffing resources. I directed and scrutinised the individual case officers case loads, investigation plans, and critical review of reports.

I set strategic direction and gathered evidence in complex investigations of serious and organised crime. I was the officer in charge of successful criminal prosecutions resulting in conviction for ongoing firearms trafficking, large scale drug supply, conspiracy and murder. I became well versed with the requirements, application and execution of instruments issued under legislation governing telephone Interception, surveillance devices, controlled operations and other police powers. I cultivated relationships with NSW Crime Commission, the Australian Crime Commission, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and Director of Public Prosecution.

performed police duty within a country town located in NSW Central West with a population of 3,500 people. I lived within the community and whilst not on duty performed a call out function when necessary after hours. I was the local emergency controller managing an Emergency Operation Centre during bushfire and flood. I learnt the value of relationships and trust whereby intelligence and general information could be more readily

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obtained. I managed every aspect of the police station both operationally and

administratively.
- I also took on a broader role throughout the region as a brief of evidence manager. I

reviewed and identified risks in written briefs prepared for court and escalated written recommendations to the crime coordinator.

- My role was to investigate and manage all major crime that occurred in the area from the time of the offence and throughout the court process. I investigated murder, firearm offences, serious assaults, armed robberies, sexual assaults, major drug matters, property offences and fraud. I managed a high volume of active cases, regularly making case notes, preparing legal documents including facts sheets, applications for different legal processes and written briefs of evidence.

Detective Senior Constable Criminal Investigation Surry Hills January 2004 – November 2008

- My role was to investigate and manage all major crime that occurred in the area from the time of the offence and throughout the court process. I investigated murder, firearm offences, serious assaults, armed robberies, sexual assaults, major drug matters, property offences and fraud. I managed a high volume of active cases, regularly making case notes, preparing legal documents including facts sheets, applications for different legal processes and written briefs of evidence.