Andrew Crisp is a senior public servant and former

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who has provided active service to

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Victoria Police Victoria Police is the primary law enforcement agency of the Australian States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. It was formed in 1853 and currently operates under the ''Victoria Police Act 2013''. , Victo ...

and

Emergency Management Victoria Emergency Management Victoria (EMV) is a state government statutory authority responsible for leading emergency management in Victoria, Australia by working with communities, government, agencies and business to strengthen their capacity to withs ...

. Crisp has served as the Emergency Management

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for

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since 13 August 2018. Crisp previously held the position of Deputy Commissioner of Regional Operations of Victoria Police, appointed to this position by

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Graham Ashton Graham Leonard Ashton (born 1962) is an Australian police officer who was the Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police from 2015 to 2020. He also served in the Australian Federal Police for a long period. Ashton was born in Aldgate, South Austral ...

in November 2015, after having served Victoria Police for 37 years. Prior to serving as Deputy Commissioner, Crisp served as Assistant Commissioner of State Emergencies and Security Command. Crisp is a Returned Peacekeeping Veteran, having served in East Timor with the Australian Federal Police. Crisp also served in a capacity building mission to PNG. Crisp was awarded the

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in the

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. In 2022, Crisp was appointed

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in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours for "significant service to the emergency management sector in Victoria".

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