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''. , Victor ...

and Emergency Management Victoria. Crisp has served as the Emergency Management

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for

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from 13 August 2018 to 4 August 2023. Rick Nugent commenced as Commissioner following Crisp's retirement from the role. Crisp previously held the position of Deputy Commissioner of Regional Operations of Victoria Police, appointed to this position by

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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. In May 2025, Crisp was appointed the chair of the

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Board commencing in July 2025. Crisp had earlier been on the board as a director commencing in June 2024, and stepped down to act as an interim Chief Executive Officer of Ambulance Victoria from 21 August 2024 to 30 June 2025. 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

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for "significant service to the emergency management sector in Victoria".

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