Summary of Support Agent appointments
Territories
Recapping, a Blackbox territory is a State within Australia (Territory), like for example New South Wales. The appointment of a Support Agent to a Territory is not exclusive, but the number of appointments is limited to each Territory. Using New South Wales as the example, a maximum of three Support Agents can be appointed at any point in time.
Each State or Australian Territory in Australia is considered a Territory for the purposes of a Support Agent. Some States and all Australian Territories are too small to be deemed a Territory so they are combined to form a Territory, like for example, the ACT forms a part of the Territory – NSW.
Whilst an appointment as a Support Agent is not exclusive, the following is the benchmark for appointments across Australia:
Territory | Appointments | Comments |
|---|---|---|
New South Wales (including ACT) | 3 | Metropolitan appointments 2. ACT and regional appointments 1. |
Queensland | 3 | Metropolitan appointments 2. Regional appointments 1. |
South Australia (including Northern Territory) | 3 | Metropolitan (including regional) appointments 2. Northern Territory appointments 1. |
Victoria (including Tasmania) | 4 | Metropolitan appointments 2. Regional appointments 1. Tasmania appointments 1. |
Western Australia | 4 | Metropolitan appointments 2. Regional appointments 2. |
What is the breakdown?
Our research has established the number of Centres in a Territory as set out in the following table. The number of Centres is constantly being monitored by E4U and the Console is updated as new Centres’ details come to the attention of E4U.
State | ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tas | Vic | WA | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centres | 30 | 2,100 | 40 | 1,300 | 500 | 70 | 1,600 | 600 | 6,240 |
Note: The number of Centres for each State is based on research undertaken in mid 2023 with the police, peak bodies and Google Maps. These values are estimated.