Roman Quaedvlieg

Roman Alexander Quaedvlieg (born 8 January 1965) is a Canadian-born Australian former public servant and police officer who was the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force until he was terminated.

He was also a police officer in Queensland, then with the Australian Federal Police. He then joined the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

Education Quaedvlieg was educated at Redcliffe State High School.

Career A career police officer, Quaedvlieg served as a sworn member of the Queensland Police Service for 15 years, where he performed duties in a range of positions investigating and managing serious and organised criminal activity.

In 2013, Quaedvlieg joined the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) as deputy chief executive officer. In October 2014 he succeeded Mike Pezzullo as chief executive officer.

With the introduction of the Australian Border Force (ABF) in 2015, Quaedvlieg became the inaugural Commissioner of the Australian Border Force and the Comptroller-General of Customs.

2017

As of 29 May 2017, he was on leave pending an active investigation conducted by the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement Integrity into Quaedvlieg's alleged abuse of power. The investigation examined his assistance in obtaining employment at Sydney Airport for a person he was in a relationship with, and concealing that relationship. Quaedvlieg declined to resign, stating that to do so would be "tantamount to a concession of culpability". Martin Parkinson, the secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet also wrote a report on Quaedvlieg's behaviour, and Christian Porter, the attorney-general, was asked to rule on the case to avoid questions of disfavour that may have arisen had Peter Dutton ruled on Quaedvlieg's case. There was media criticism that Quaedvlieg was on paid leave during this time, and reportedly was paid in excess of $500,000 between May 2017 and February 2018.

Honours

State G20 Citation. Queensland Police Service Medal.

Personal life Quaedvlieg has three children.