Special Tasks and Rescue

Special Tasks and Rescue Group
Active30 November 1978 (30 November 1978) – present
AgencySouth Australia Police
TypePolice tactical group
Role
Part ofSecurity and Emergency Management Service[1]
HeadquartersAdelaide
Common nameSTAR Force, Starries
AbbreviationSTAR Group
Structure
Operators140 Members (in 2014)[2]
Subunits
  • Dog operations unit
  • Mounted operations unit
  • Negotiator coordinator section
  • Water operations unit
  • Bomb unit

Special Tasks and Rescue Group (STAR Group) is the Police Tactical Group of the South Australia Police.[3]

  1. ^ "South Australia Police - Organisational structure" (PDF). South Australia Police. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Williamson, Brett (19 September 2014). "South Australia's anti-terrorism force ready for possible threats". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Special Tasks & Rescue Group". South Australia Police. 8 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013.

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