Chief Police Officer

Chief Police Officer Scott Lee

Scott Lee serves as a Deputy Commissioner and Chief Police Officer for the ACT. Scott brings extensive local, national and international policing experience across the AFP, with responsibility leading portfolios delivering outcomes across community policing, national security operations, major criminal investigations and intelligence operations.

Scott has held international positions on behalf of the AFP and worked closely with global partners to identify, investigate, and disrupt serious criminal activity. In 2002, he led the Australian contingent deployed to Indonesia following the Bali bombings, responsible for the joint investigation with the Indonesian National Police to bring those responsible to justice, oversight of the victim identification process and ensuring the dignified return of victims to their families, and the submission of the brief of evidence to the Indonesian courts. Scott also returned to Indonesia as part of the Australian response to the terrorist bombing of the Australian Embassy in Jakarta.

Before his appointment as Chief Police Officer in March 2024, Scott led several key AFP Commands, including international operations, counter terrorism and special investigations, specialist protection, and cybercrime. As the AFP’s Head of Counter Terrorism, he established the global Women in Counter Terrorism program and, for the first time, achieved gender balance in the leadership cohort of the AFP’s Counter Terrorism Command. As the Chief Police Officer, Scott is responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of policing services to the Australian Capital Territory pursuant to the Ministerial Direction issued by the ACT Police Minister, the safety of the ACT community and the safety and wellbeing of ACT Policing members.