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Superintendent Brett Curran Superintendent Brett Curran has returned to Victoria Police with a wealth of experience to add to his role. EDITORIAL ANTHONY LONCARIC Photography CLAY BURKE
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ictoria Police members often talk about the variety of work on offer in their job and Superintendent Brett Curran has made the most of exciting opportunities in his policing career. Since joining the organisation in 1981 he has worked as a detective, a prosecutor and served in a range of administrative roles, including as deputy chief of staff to former Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon.
Supt Curran, 51, left Victoria Police in 2007 to take on the chief of staff role in the office of the Victorian Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Corrections and went on to perform the same role for the state opposition leader. He said the chance to work in those positions was too good to pass up. “It was a great opportunity to work at the highest levels of government, especially during intense and important times such as the Black Saturday bushfire tragedy,” he said. “My roles in government highlighted the value of the breadth and depth of experiences we gain through our work here at Victoria Police and how applicable those are in so many areas of the broader working world. I got to work with some incredible people.” Supt Curran returned to Victoria Police and was appointed Licensing and Regulation Division’s superintendent in June this year.
BACK IN BLUE .01 Supt Curran is settling back into Victoria Police.
The division is responsible for the regulation of the firearms, private security and weapons industries in Victoria. He said he was excited about the role. “It (the division) is at the forefront of ensuring the community is safe and it has never been more important to have the right people licensed to have firearms,” he said. “We are working closely with police in regions, crime departments and police jurisdictions across Australia to ensure illegal firearms are located, seized and destroyed.”
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