ABSTRACT
This chapter details strategies of law enforcement cooperation in Australasia focusing on its unique political, geographical and economic situation. This antipodean region of the world includes countries as diverse in size, geography and culture as Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Western Samoa and New Caledonia. Policing within this region is unsurprisingly dominated by the two biggest nations, Australia and New Zealand that send international liaison officers to many of the neighbouring states to exchange information and assist in investigations involving nationals of their countries. Another major aspect of cooperation in the region is peacekeeping missions. This chapter will outline the policing challenges and successes in Australasia from a predominantly Australian perspective and draw parallels between the Australasian experience and law enforcement cooperation in other parts of the world.
