Our Structure

TPAV is broadly made up by a Board, the Administration and the Membership.


TPAV is governed by an elected Board that provides strategic policy direction for its administration staff, led by the Secretary, to actively manage and implement for the benefit of its membership.


Our Board, led by the President, is comprised of 12 serving members who are directly elected by the TPAV membership.


The day-to-day administration and running of TPAV is managed by its Secretary (CEO) who is supported by an Assistant Secretary, a leadership team and staff who provide the best possible day to day advice, service and benefits to TPAV members.


The Board is 'Chaired’ by the President, while the Secretary is the Chief Administrative Official of the Police Association (and the Chief Executive of the Police Federation of Australia, Victoria Police Branch)


TPAV has a network of 68 Workplace Delegates (representing geographical areas across the state and key Victoria Police Departments) who serve as a vital conduit between its members and its Board and Administration. All Delegates are current serving members and are directly elected by the membership to serve in their TPAV role.


TPAV's membership is comprised of approximately 18,000 sworn police officers and PSOs across Victoria Police, representing 98 percent of the entire sworn staff of Victoria Police.

Meet The Board

TPAV's Board (Board of Directors) is directly elected by its members to govern and provide strategic policy direction for the day-to day management and implementation of its Administration. The current Board President is Karl David APM

Latest news

Here you'll find a curated selection of our news coverage. To read the latest Member News, Delegate News, or HSR News, members will need to log in.

Headlines

Saturday, 14 December 2024 at 5:00 am

lockPolice boycott on speeding fines costs Allan govt at least $100m in lost revenue

Herald Sun - 14 December 2024.

Headlines

Friday, 10 November 2023 at 10:00 am

BOLT FROM BLUE

Furious cops declare war on Allan government, plan strikes, protests and alerting drivers to speed cameras

Headlines

Thursday, 14 September 2023 at 9:00 am

Thin Blue Line

As Melbourne battles a crimewave, Victoria Police is facing a mass exodus of frontline officers, with one in five members warning they are likely to walk away from the job.

Headlines

Tuesday, 22 August 2023 at 12:00 am

Rural police cop out

Police officers from 98 one-person stations in small towns will be forced from their posts and rostered out to larger regional centres and cities,

Headlines

Monday, 21 August 2023 at 12:00 am

Police officer exodus

Victoria Police has lost more than 2550 years of experience, with dozens of senior officers calling it quits in recent weeks

Headlines

Sunday, 13 August 2023 at 9:00 am

Concerns over Public Drunkenness law reform

Public intoxication will be decriminalised from November in Victoria, but questions have been raised about how the reform will work in Geelong.

Male Police officer gesturing into the distance off camera while a female officer looks to where he is pointing

Headlines

Friday, 5 May 2023 at 9:00 am

New public drunkenness laws are a tragedy waiting to happen

In policing, there are two distinct categories of people we deal with who are drunk in public. There are ‘yes’ people and there are ‘no’ people.