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Deputy Chief Police Officer Doug Boudry
Assistant Commissioner Doug Boudry is Deputy Chief Police Officer, ACT Policing. In this role, Assistant Commissioner Boudry is a key advisor to the Chief Police Officer, and has responsibility across the Operations and Investigations Commands in ACT Policing, and Employee Welfare.
Assistant Commissioner Boudry has over 25 years policing experience with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), working across a variety of different capabilities including community policing, technical surveillance, digital forensics, enterprise ICT, covert and technical operations and more recently as the Chief of Staff.
Assistant Commissioner Boudry played a significant leadership role during Operation Ironside, the largest operation ever undertaken by the AFP which dealt a significant blow to serious and organised crime in Australia and internationally.
In his role in Covert and Technical Operations, Assistant Commissioner Boudry was an integral member of the group who drafted the new Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 and led the implementation of the legislation into operations for the AFP. He was also responsible for leading the reform of the AFP’s compliance in relation to the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 and Surveillance Devices Act 2004.
Assistant Commissioner Boudry has a keen interest in the development of ethical machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities for law enforcement. He is continuously looking for opportunities in which government, academia and private industry can collaborate more effectively. Assistant Commissioner Boudry played a key role in the establishment of the joint AFP and Monash University Artificial Intelligence for Law Enforcement and Community Safety (AiLECS) Lab and holds the position of Executive Advisory Board Member.
On the 10th of June 2024, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia released the King’s Birthday Honours List for 2024, with ACT Policing’s own Assistant Commissioner Doug Boudry being announced as the recipient of the Australian Police Medal.