Media notes - Meritorious

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (APM)
Northern Territory
Detective Superintendent Tony James FULLER
Detective Superintendent Fuller joined the Northern Territory (NT) Police Force in 1986.
He has served across many fields including frontline and investigations, and was the National
Drug Desk Intelligence Officer for the former Australian Bureau of Criminal Intelligence
between 1996 and 1998. He was the Officer-in-Charge of Alyangula and Nhulunbuy Police
Stations between 2002 and 2007. He was and remains passionate in relation to Indigenous
issues and has dedicated his time and expertise within the Indigenous Policing Development
Unit. Detective Superintendent Fuller also focused his attention on minimising harm with
regards to drug and alcohol misuse in remote communities and implemented strategies to
address these issues, particularly in relation to alcohol and kava management. These
strategies have been delivered and recognised nationally. This passion transferred to a focus
across the NT when Detective Superintendent Fuller led the Drug and Organised Crime
Division and provided high level prevention, disruption, intelligence, deployment, engagement
and enforcement to reduce trafficking and related harm. Detective Superintendent Fuller is
the current NT Police Disaster Victim Identification Commander. He is a recognised subject
matter expert in disaster victim identification, and coordinates forums and stakeholder
engagement across the Asia-Pacific region to provide a level of preparedness and
information sharing to enable a collegiate multi-national taskforce response to an emergency,
such as earthquake, tsunami, crash, fire or flood.
Awards/recognition include:
NT Police Commissioners' Letter of Recognition in relation to the Disaster Victim
Identification of victims from the Ashmore Reef boat explosion, 2011.
NT Police Commissioners' Commendation in relation to the Groote Eylandt Liquor
Management Plan, 2008.
Detective Senior Sergeant Peter John SCHILLER
Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller has been a police officer for over 26 years, commencing
his career in the Australian Federal Police before joining the Northern Territory Police Force
as a Special Constable in 1992. Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller has served with
distinction in many appointments including within the Drug Squad and Territory Response
Group as Officer-in-Charge, at the Borroloola Police Station, and as Staff Officer for the
Executive. He is currently serving at the Peter McAulay Centre, Berrimah. He has served in
every NT Police Force district as a member of a specialist police unit such as search and
rescue, dignitary protection, civil unrest, and tactical response. Significantly, in 1995,
Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller was the Case Officer with the NT Police Drug Squad for
the successful multi-agency Operation Brogue - an operation that resulted in the detection of
a large-scale heroin importation syndicate, and resulted in the conviction of 5 members of a
Singaporean triad gang. Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller has a record of the utmost
integrity, success and dedication as both an Australian Federal Police officer and a
NT Police officer. Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller is well respected within the NT Police
Force, is a sound decision maker and operates well under significant pressure, and has
displayed exceptional problem solving and leadership throughout his distinguished career.
Awards/recognition include:
NT Police Commissioner's Commendation, 1998; following the disarming and apprehension
of a violent offender during a siege situation.
Commendation from the National Crime Authority for his work during Operation Brogue,
1995.
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