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The nomination period for the Officer of the Year awards opens in July 2008.

Nomination forms are available here from the website and directly from the Chequered Ribbon Association.

Nominations for each category can be made by any person, including members of the public.

Police Officer of the year awards include categories for:

Police Officer of the Year

Federal Agent of the Year

Unsworn Member of the Year

Protective Service Officer of the Year

Nominations will be based on set criteria and nominees must have demonstrated a consistent commitment and dedication throughout the year. All persons nominated must also have consistently performed or acted in accordance with the AFP’s Core Values.

The criteria for nominations is:

a.   Outstanding acts of courtesy, kindness or courage;

b.   Humane handling of difficult situations;

c.   Continuous devotion to an area which assists, in a significant way, the Australian Federal Police;

d.   Continuous devotion to an area which assists, in a significant way, ACT Community Policing;

e.   Continuous devotion to an area which assists, in a significant way, the community;

f.    Actions and performance that contributes, in a significant way, to building positive relations between young people, the community and police.

Nominations will be short listed to three to five in each category (depending on number of nominations received) by the CRA Board.

The details of people selected for short listing will be distributed via e-mail to all AFP employees. AFP employees will have the opportunity to vote for this award through an electronic mailbox, set up specifically for this task.

The person receiving the most votes (in each category) will receive that particular category award. Voting shall be for a period of three weeks and will be held in September of each year.

The announcement of the awards will be made at the Association’s Charity Ball in October of each year.