The Territory Response Group (TRG) is the Police Tactical Group

Police Tactical Group

Police tactical groups , formerly known as "police assault groups", are part of the Australian government's National Anti-Terrorism Plan which, since 1978, has required each state and territory police force to maintain a specialised counter-terrorist and hostage rescue unit jointly funded by the...

 of the Northern Territory Police

Northern Territory Police

The Northern Territory Police is the police body that has legal jurisdiction over the Northern Territory of Australia. This police service has 1302 gazetted police positions made up of 55 Senior Sergeants, 200 Sergeants, 741 Constables, 159 Auxiliaries, and 84 Aboriginal Community Police Officers...

. Part of the Territory Response Section (formerly Territory Support Division) the TRG is tasked to provide general and specialist support to other units of the Northern Territory Police. It is closely aligned with the The NT Police Counter Terrorism Security Coordination Unit (CTSCU) which was formally established in July 2003.

History

The TRG are part of Australian Governments National Anti-Terrorism Plan which requires, since 1978 each State Police Force to maintain a specialist counter-terrorist and hostage rescue unit with specialist capabilities.

In May 2011 the TRG took delivery of a Lenco BearCat

Lenco BearCat

The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled armored personnel carrier in use with numerous military and law enforcement agencies.-History:Since 1981 the Massachusetts based Lenco Industries, known as Lenco Armoured Vehicles has designed and manufactured armored vehicles for Law Enforcement, Military, Government...

 armoured vehicle available for use in siege or terrorist situations. The vehicle is known as the 'Armoured Rescue Vehicle '.

Organisation

The Territory Support Division consists of the following sections:

• Bomb Response Unit

• Close personal protection (CPP): Responsible for the co-ordination of personal protection of witnesses or dignitaries within the Northern Territory.

• Counter disaster operations: Provides survey and rescue
  Rescue
  Rescue refers to responsive operations that usually involve the saving of life, or prevention of injury during an incident or dangerous situation....
  
   teams for operations in the field in conjunction with other government departments.

• Manpower assistance

• Police Dive Unit

• Police Tactical Group: SWAT
  SWAT
  A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
  
   capability to deal with the containment and resolution of violent offences beyond the capability of general duties police.

• Public disorder

• Response patrol

• Search and rescue
  Search and rescue
  Search and rescue is the search for and provision of aid to people who are in distress or imminent danger.The general field of search and rescue includes many specialty sub-fields, mostly based upon terrain considerations...
  
  

• Vertical Rescue Unit

• Training unit/wing

One of the group's roles is providing rapid tactical assistance to general duties police in the event of armed offenders or during high risk operations. An element is available for this purpose as an interim measure before deployment of a larger group.

Similar Australian units

• Australian Defence Force - Tactical Assault Group

International units

• SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics)
  SWAT
  A SWAT team is an elite tactical unit in various national law enforcement departments. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that fall outside of the abilities of regular officers...
  
  
• List of Special Response Units