Know Your AFP Forensics
General Forensic Knowledge
AFP Deployments
Forensic Capabilities/Cohorts
Capability Review
100

Before moving to Majura, where was AFP Forensics primarily located?

Weston Creek.

100

What does DVI stand for?

Disaster Victim Identification

100

In what year did the first Bali Bombing occur?

2002

100

AFP Forensics is broadly divided into how many sub-capabilities?

3

Biometrics and Human Identification, Electronic Evidence, Crime Scene Response & Evidence Management

100

Who undertook the Forensic Capability Review

PFS Dr Kylie Jones

200

In what year was the AFP Forensics Facility at Majura officially opened?

2016

200

What does CBRN stand for?

Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear

200

Which aircraft disaster saw one of the largest AFP forensic deployments?

MH17

200

What is the name of AFP Forensics' short-term exhibit repository?

Forensic Exhibit Registry (FER).

200

When was the capability review report published?

April 2026

300

What does the "One Forensics" concept refer to?

Bringing forensic capabilities together under one roof.

300

What does FIT stand for?

 Facial Identification Team

300

Which New Zealand tragedy in 2019 involved AFP forensic support?

Christchurch Mosque Attack

300

What year was the National Missing Persons Coordination Centre established?

2006

300

What is the purpose of the Forensic Capability Framework?

The Framework is a system by which Forensics manages capability.

400

What prestigious award did the building win in 2018?

The Canberra Medallion

400

What does FOC stand for?

Forensic Operations Centre

400

What does the mobile laboratory allow forensic members to do?

Conduct forensic analysis in the field/deployment locations

400

As of December 2024, how many unsolved latent fingerprints were held in NAFIS?

1.7 million.

400

Approximately how many services are listed on the Forensic Service Catalogue?

86 Forensic Capabilities

500

Approximately how large is the Forensics Facility?

13,600 square metres

500

What does FIGG stand for?

Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy

500

Following which major incident was the AFP mobile laboratory capability developed?

Bali Bombings

500

What global database managed by INTERPOL is used for identifying missing persons through kinship matching?

I-Familia.

500

What is the name of the committee who are implementing the Forensic Capability Framework?

Forensics Capability Committee (FCC)