AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (APM) 266 Federal Superintendent ...

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL (APM)
Detective Sergeant Cynthia Maree DONOVAN,
Detective Sergeant Donovan joined the NSW Police Force as a Trainee in 1982. She was
attested as a Probationary Constable in 1982 and stationed at No 34 Division (Fairfield) on
General Duties. She was confirmed as a Constable in 1983 before transferring to Armidale in
the same year. Detective Sergeant Donovan entered the Criminal Investigation field serving
at Armidale in 1985. She has performed criminal investigation duties at Glen Innes and
Inverell. She later served as Team Leader of the (then) Child Protection Investigation Team
(later the Joint Investigation Response Team) in Tamworth, oversighting numerous
investigations into the abuse of children. From June 1998, with 3 staff later increasing to
9 investigators, Detective Sergeant Donovan was responsible for the management of
investigations into child abuse across an area in excess of 115,000 square kilometres,
encompassing a number of large regional centres and remote rural and aboriginal
communities. In the 11 years that Detective Sergeant Donovan worked in Child Protection,
she was instrumental in the delivery of a joint approach by NSW Police and community
services as a collocated office. The success of this office is testimony to Detective Sergeant
Donovan's strength of character and outstanding leadership. Her distinguished service has
seen Sergeant Donovan at the forefront of providing highly specialised criminal investigation
services in north-western New South Wales, particularly, in the area of Child Protection.
Detective Sergeant Donovan was posted to her current position with Police Prosecutions in
2009.
Detective Inspector Wayne George HAYES,
Detective Inspector Hayes joined the NSW Police Force as a Trainee in 1979 at the NSW
Police Academy in Redfern. He was attested as a Probationary Constable in 1979 and
stationed at No 15 Division (Maroubra) on General Duties. He also performed General Duties
at Murwillumbah and Central, before entering the Criminal Investigation field and serving at
Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Redfern, South Region Crime Squad, Internal Affairs and Homicide
Squad. He was promoted to his current rank in 2000 and posted to his current position as
Coordinator at the Gangs Squad, State Crime Command in 2006. Detective Inspector Hayes
has spent most of his service as a major crime investigator. He has been involved in the
investigation of some of the most serious crimes in New South Wales, especially in the area
of homicide. He continually demonstrates the highest level of skill, dedication and
professionalism in his work, and has made a significant contribution in developing and
mentoring a generation of major crime investigators. His distinguished service in policing has
seen Detective Inspector Hayes at the frontline of the provision of high-level criminal
investigation services.
Awards/recognition include:
Commissioner's Certificate of Merit for his involvement in an investigation into the death of an
Australian soldier in Iraq, 2008.
Commissioner's Certificate of Merit for his involvement in a murder investigation, 2004.
Commissioner’s Commendation for his courage and devotion to duty, 1981.
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