Establishment
The primary providers of law enforcement in Australia are the state and territories. PTGs are civilian-police SWAT units established to respond to high-risk situations which are beyond the scope or capacity of everyday policing. PTG officers directly support operational police in incidents such as sieges with specialist tactical, negotiation, intelligence and command support services. Aside from internal, inter-state and international training and couses the tactical assault group of the Australian Special Air Service Regiment conducts annual training courses for PTG members from each state and territory.
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