Police Federation of Australia (PFA)

About the PFA 

Organisation type and coverage: a union of employees connected to the Police Force or Service

Financial year: 1 July to 30 June

Date of registration: 4 February 1942, originally as the Defence Establishments Guard Association and later became the Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA)

In 1998 the AFPA changed its rules to establish the Police Federation of Australia (PFA) which now incorporates branches for all State, Territory and Federal Police. In the process, the APFA became a branch of the PFA. Its coverage is connected to the emergency services industry.

The organisation consists of 8 branches, one branch in each state and territory, including an Australian Federal Police Association Branch (AFPB). While each branch is a reporting unit for the purposes of financial reporting, only the AFPB lodges a full financial report. The other branches lodge exemption applications under s.269 or s.271 each year.

The organisation is governed by a Federal Council consisting of delegates elected by the respective branches from the financial members in each branch. The organisation s also governed by a Federal Executive, whereas the branches are governed by their respective Branch Executive, Branch Committee or Branch Council.

Elections across the organisation are conducted every 1, 2 and 4 years. These elections are conducted by the Australian Electoral Commission.

The organisation's rules and rule alterations are available in a table here.

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Documents Type Date Entity Print & MNC Comments Code
AR2023/5 Annual returns 2023 PFA - Central Office 200V
E2023/107 Elections 2023 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch PR755078 & MNC [2023] FWCD 1061 Casual vacancy - Officers Sub-Branch Secretary 200VTPB
E2023/108 Elections 2023 PFA - South Australia Police Branch PR755082 & MNC [2023] FWCD 1066 Casual Vacancy - Ordinary Member of Branch Committee 200VSAPB
E2023/20 Elections 2023 PFA - Victoria Police Branch 755025 [2023] FWCD 1021 200VVPB
E2023/30 Elections 2023 PFA - South Australia Police Branch PR755019 [2023] FWCD 1016 insufficient nominations election 200VSAPB
E2023/41 Elections 2023 AHA - Central Office PR755031 [2023] FWCD 1025 Federal Executive 200V
E2023/42 Elections 2023 PFA - Australian Federal Police Association Branch PR755071 [2023] FWCD 1054 Scheduled Elections (Zones) 200VAFPB
E2023/80 Elections 2023 PFA - Victoria Police Branch PR 755030 [2023] FWCD 1024 Casual vacancy election - Branch Executive Member 200VVPB
E2023/82 Elections 2023 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch PR755037 [2023] FWCD 1031 Casual Elections and Insufficient Nominations Elections 200VTPB
E2023/84 Elections 2023 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch PR755036 [2023] FWCD 84 Casual Vacancy Election - Branch President 200VTPB
E2023/87 Elections 2023 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch PR755049 & MNC [2023] FWCD 1038 Casual Vacancy - Ordinary Member of Branch Executive 200VNSWP
FR2023/20 Financial reports 2023 PFA - Northern Territory Police Branch PR755062 Financial year ending 30 April 2023 200VNTPB
AR2022/5 Annual returns 2022 PFA - Central Office 200V
E2022/107 Elections 2022 PFA - South Australia Police Branch PR352251 [2022] ROCD 93 Insufficient nominations election 200VSAPB
E2022/115 Elections 2022 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch PR352274 - [2022] ROCD 115 Scheduled Elections for Sub-Branches 200VTPB
E2022/132 Elections 2022 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch PR352266 [2022] ROCD 103 Insufficient Nominations 200VNSWP
E2022/133 Elections 2022 PFA - Western Australia Police Branch PR352258 [2022] ROCD 133 Casual vacancy election 200VWAPB
E2022/139 Elections 2022 PFA - South Australia Police Branch PR352315 [2022] ROCD 133 200VSAPB
E2022/159 Elections 2022 PFA - Queensland Police Branch PR352320 [2022] ROCD 137 Scheduled Election Conference Delegates 200VQPB
E2022/164 Elections 2022 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch PR352316 [2022] ROCD 134 Casual Vacancy Election 200VTPB
E2022/167 Elections 2022 PFA - Queensland Police Branch PR352324 [2022] ROCD 141 Scheduled Election 200VQPB
E2022/177 Elections 2022 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch PR352342 & [2022] ROCD 153 Insufficient nominations 200VNSWP
E2022/19 Elections 2022 PFA - Victoria Police Branch PR352197 [2022] ROCD 48 Scheduled Election 200VVPB
E2022/193 Elections 2022 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch PR352354 [2022] ROCD 164 Insufficient nominations 200VTPB
E2022/210 Elections 2022 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch PR352374 [2022] ROCD 178 Casual Vacancy Elections 200VNSWP
E2022/212 Elections 2022 PFA - Northern Territory Police Branch PR352382 & [2022] ROCD 185 Scheduled election for Vice Presidents 200VNTPB
E2022/40 Elections 2022 PFA - Victoria Police Branch PR352199 [2022] ROCD 50 Scheduled Election 200VVPB
E2022/79 Elections 2022 PFA - Queensland Police Branch PR352240 [2022] ROCD 83 Scheduled election 200VQPB
E2022/8 Elections 2022 PFA - Australian Federal Police Association Branch 352131 2022 ROCD 9 Insufficient Nominations Election 200VAFPB
E2022/96 Elections 2022 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch PR 352237 [2022] ROCD 80 Federal Council Delegates - scheduled election 200VNSWP
E2022/98 Elections 2022 PFA - Western Australia Police Branch PR352233 [2022] ROCD 76 Casual vacancy 200VWAPB
FR2022/123 Financial reports 2022 PFA - Victoria Police Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 200VVPB
FR2022/124 2022 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch 352344 Financial year ending 30 June 2022 200VTPB
FR2022/125 Financial reports 2022 PFA - South Australia Police Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 200VSAPB
FR2022/166 Financial reports 2022 PFA - Western Australia Police Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022 200VWAPB
FR2022/23 Financial reports 2022 PFA - Northern Territory Police Branch 352259 Financial year ending 30 April 2022 200VNTPB
FR2022/31 Financial reports 2022 PFA - Central Office Financial year ending 30 June 2022. 200V
FR2022/32 Financial reports 2022 PFA - Australian Federal Police Association Branch Financial year ending 30 June 2022. 200VAFPB
ORP2022/179 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - Victoria Police Branch 200VVPB
ORP2022/180 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - Tasmania Police Branch 200VTPB
ORP2022/181 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - South Australia Police Branch 200VSAPB
ORP2022/23 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - Northern Territory Police Branch 200VNTPB
ORP2022/244 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - Western Australia Police Branch 200VWAPB
ORP2022/329 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch 200VNSWP
ORP2022/50 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - Central Office 200V
ORP2022/51 Disclosure statement 2022 PFA - Australian Federal Police Association Branch 200VAFPB
AR2021/5 Annual returns 2021 PFA - Central Office 200V
E2020/211 Elections 2021 Northern Territory Police Branch PR351811 & [2021] ROCD 3 Scheduled election for Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Executive Members (5) 200VNTPB
E2021/102 Elections 2021 PFA - South Australia Police Branch PR351946 2021 ROCD 78 200VSAPB
E2021/104 Elections 2021 PFA - New South Wales Police Branch Print Id 351969 [2021] ROCD 97 Casual vacancy election 200VNSWP