Two AFP members have been honoured for their dedication, leadership and commitment to law enforcement in the King's Birthday Honours today (9 June, 2025).
Assistant Commissioner Peter Crozier and Detective Leading Senior Constable Kylie Hemiak were awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) for their outstanding service.
Assistant Commissioner Crozier and Detective Leading Senior Constable Hemiak share 69 years of AFP service across areas including community policing, international deployments, the response to COVID-19, counter terrorism and global disaster responses including the Bali Bombings and the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
AFP Commissioner Reece Kershaw said Assistant Commissioner Crozier and Det-LSC Hemiak exemplified the high standards admired among AFP members.
"The honours for Peter and Kylie recognise their sustained level of excellence and dedication to keeping Australians safe and securing our way of life," Commissioner Kershaw said.
"The work performed by dedicated members - sworn and unsworn - is incredibly important to ensuring the safety of the communities we live and work in, and I'm proud to see two of the AFP's best recognised for their commitment and tenacity.
"I offer my sincere congratulations to both Peter and Kylie, and I look forward to seeing them build on their legacy of service and excellence for years to come."
Assistant Commissioner Crozier joined the AFP in 1987 and has served across Australia, as well as performing offshore operational deployments to Indonesia, Singapore, the United Kingdom and Cyprus.
In 2002, he led the Operation Alliance Australian-based team supporting Indonesian National Police (INP) and AFP investigations into the Bali bombings, which formed part of his extensive leadership of counter-terrorism investigations across Australia and internationally.
Through Assistant Commissioner Crozier's involvement in the Bali bombings investigations, he led the establishment of the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC) to enhance counter terrorism policing capability for the Asia-Pacific region.
He remains the AFP's senior officer leading the AFP's commitment to the investigation of the downing of flight MH17, also known as Operation Arew. He has led the strong relationship with Australia's Foreign Affairs and Attorney Generals partners together with the Netherlands law enforcement and prosecution partners throughout the investigation and prosecution processes.
Assistant Commissioner Crozier also served the ACT community through the early stages of his career and as ACT Policing Deputy Chief Police Officer (DCPO) between 2021 and 2023, which included supporting the territory through the Covid-19 lockdown.
He currently leads the AFP's Learning and Development Command and continues to uphold AFP values of the highest order.
Det-LSC Hemiak began her service in 1994, performing various general policing roles in the Canberra City and Woden Station operations teams, the Diversionary Conferencing team, and the Community Crime Prevention and Education team.
She then worked in several crime types, including counter terrorism and targeting Italian organised crime. She was a pivotal member of Operations Pendennis and Neath, two of the most significant counter terrorism investigations conducted in Australia.
Det-LSC Hemiak has a passion for working with victims of crime and community organisations, and is regularly called upon to assist and coordinate the Family Investigation Liaison Officer (FILO) aspect of local and international investigations across Australia.
She also assisted state policing agencies and New Zealand Police with the implementation of their own FILO programs. Det-LSC Hemiak was one of the lead FILOs during the MH17 investigation, where she coordinated and oversaw the return of Australian victims into Melbourne.
