Executive Leadership

Assistant Commissioner People and Cultural Reform

Bruce Porter APM

Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter APM joined the Northern Territory Police Force on 3 July 1989. Mr Porter has served in a wide range of policing areas, including the Territory Response Group, the Professional Standards Command and at the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services College. Mr Porter was appointed to Assistant Commissioner in September 2021.

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With more than 30 years experience as a Northern Territory police officer, Mr Porter has performed operational duties in locations including Alice Springs, Tennant Creek, Darwin and Katherine. He also spent 7 years in the Territory Response Group becoming a highly qualified Police Bomb Technician and has undertaken extensive frontline policing roles within positions of Watch Commander, Territory Duty Superintendent and Divisional Superintendent. Mr Porter also served 3 years within the Professional Standards Command ensuring the integral and ethical health of the police force.

During his career, Mr Porter has planned and coordinated numerous high-profile operations, including the Asia Pacific Economies Co-operation (APEC) 2000 Trade Ministers Forum and the 2005 Arafura Games. His career highlights include being appointed as Bomb Scene Coordinator for various National Counter Terrorism exercises, Accommodation Security Commander for the APEC Energy Ministers’ Forum in 2007 and as a Bomb Technician on security team for 2000 Sydney Olympics receiving Olympic Citation.

Mr Porter was promoted to rank of Commander in 2014 to Northern Command having responsibility for 28 police districts covering the top half of the Territory. In February and March 2015, Mr Porter was the Regional Controller responsible for the emergency management of extreme weather events such as severe tropical cyclones Lam and Nathan, as well as major flooding and evacuation of Nauiyu Community (Daly River) over Christmas New Year 2015/2016. He was also Commander of NTPFES College for 3 years before becoming the Commander of Professional Standards Command.

Mr Porter's career achievements include receiving Police Commissioner Commendation in 1996 for conspicuous duty during a shooting incident where four police officers and a civilian were shot. He has also received letters of appreciation and recognition from deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners for duties performed. Mr Porter is a recipient of the NT Police Commissioner's Outstanding Leadership Medal and was awarded the prestigious Australian Police Medal in January 2015 as part of the Australia Day Honours.

Assistant Commissioner Crime, Intelligence and Capability

Michael White APM

Assistant Commissioner White spent extensive periods acting as Assistant Commissioner and was previously promoted to Commander Southern in September 2017. Commencing with the Northern Territory Police Force in 1984, Mr White served in many areas around the Territory including Alice Springs, Batchelor, Nhulunbuy, Katherine and Jabiru. 

Assistant Commissioner Greater Darwin, Road Safety and Support

Travis Wurst

Assistant Commissioner Travis Wurst joined the Northern Territory Police Force in July 1995. Commencing as a general duties officer in Alice Springs, he has served in numerous remote communities across the Territory including Papunya, Yuendumu and Nhulunbuy. Mr Wurst Wurst has also performed in the role of Chief of Staff, directly supporting the Commissioner and CEO, and was appointed to Assistant Commissioner in September 2021.

He holds undergraduate degrees in Law and Investigations as well as a Master in Investigations. 

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In 2000, Mr Wurst moved into the Investigations stream, becoming a Detective in 2002 while working in the Sexual Crimes Unit. Following promotion in 2005 to Detective Sergeant, he move across to Major Crime.

A change of pace beckoned and in 2007; he moved with his wife, Jodi, to the Arnhem Land community of Nhulunbuy. In 2010, he swapped the tropics for the desert where he took up a role as OIC of the central Australian remote stations from Alice Springs. 

In July 2011, Mr Wurst moved back into Investigations as the local Crime OIC. He was promoted to Superintendent in 2013 and was posted to Alice Springs. This role saw him presiding over a challenging period where significant positive community safety outcomes were achieved through unique management of unsafe alcohol consumption. 

2016 brought a move back to Darwin to the Superintendent Major Crime role before moving to the Commander Crime position. In 2019, as Commander Darwin, Travis operated as the Regional Emergency Management Controller for major cyclone weather events, and more recently, he led the Police Operations Centre for Operation Moor – the response into the shooting deaths of four people in Darwin on 4 June 2019.

Mr Wurst took on the role of acting Assistant Commissioner Greater Darwin, Road Safety and Support early 2021 and was appointed to the rank in September 2021. 

Assistant Commissioner Regional and Remote Operations

Martin Dole 

Assistant Commissioner Dole joined the Northern Territory Police Force in 1997. During his 24 years of service, Mr Dole has served in a number of locations including Alice Springs, Yuendumu, Ti Tree and Darwin.

After gaining his Detective designation in 2004, Assistant Commissioner Dole has spent the past 17 years in investigative roles. He has worked in a wide range of sections including the Crime Intelligence Bureau, Regional Investigations, Sexual Crime Unit, Major Crime Unit, Special Operations Section, Drug Enforcement Unit, Criminal Investigation Development Unit, Darwin Major Crash Investigations, Serious Crime and Special References Unit. His broad knowledge in investigations, professionalism and integrity has seen him assigned to numerous very public and high profile cases.

Mr Dole was appointed to the position of Assistant Commissioner, Regional and Remote Operations, commencing as at 2 December 2021.