page_title: Military police
section_title: New Zealand
hierarchical_section_title: Military police / By country / Oceania / New Zealand
caption_attribution_description: English: A member of the New Zealand military police. The "MP" patch identifies this woman as being a member of the New Zealand military police. This photo was taken at the Dedication of the Australian Memorial at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park, Wellington, New Zealand on 20 April 2015.
context_page_description: Military police are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state.
  In different countries it may refer to:
  A section of the military responsible for policing the areas of responsibility of the armed forces against all criminal activity by military or civilian personnel
  A section of the military responsible for policing in both the armed forces and in the civilian population
  A section of the military solely responsible for policing the civilian population
  The preventive police forces of each Brazilian state, responsible for policing the civilian population, which become auxiliary forces of the Brazilian Army
  The status of military police is usually prominently displayed on the helmet or on an armband, brassard, or arm or shoulder flash.
  Naval police members are sometimes called "masters-at-arms" and shore patrol.
  Air Force police members are sometimes called Security Police, Air Police or Security Forces.
context_section_description: The New Zealand Defence Force Military Police (NZDF MP) is a tri-service Military Police unit formed on 1 December 2014. The three Military Police units from the Navy, Army, and Air Force were amalgamated to form the tri service NZDF MP.
  The New Zealand Defence Force Military Police comprises military police personnel from the Royal New Zealand Navy, New Zealand Army, and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Personnel still maintain their own single service identity but operate under a single Provost Marshal and investigate offences against the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.
  The New Zealand Defence Force Military Police operates outside of the normal Navy, Army and Air Force command structure. The current Provost Marshal is a Group Captain who reports directly to the Vice Chief of the NZDF.
  For all serious and complex investigations that are outside the scope of regular Military Police personnel a specialised unit known as the Serious Investigations Branch (SIB) handles all high-profile investigations. SIB personnel attend courses with the New Zealand Police Criminal Investigation Branch. SIB have a similar role to the Australian Defence Force Investigative Service (ADFIS). SIB are also seconded to the NZ Police CIB.
  New Zealand Defence Force Military Police also provide the close protection function for the NZDF. Only personnel from within the unit are able to attend the Tier 1 course and undergo a rigorous selection process. From time to time NZ Police officers from the Diplomatic Protection Squad and the Armed Offenders Squad have been known to also complete the course.
  New Zealand Defence Force Military Police also complete NZ Police courses such as Urgent Duty Driving, Disaster Victim Identification, Basic and Intermediate Crash Investigation with the NZ Police Serious Crash Unit, and the Diplomatic Protection Squad training course.
  New Zealand Defence Force Military Police are responsible for all detainee handling both in peacetime and in an operational environment such as custody and escort of POWs. Military Police are responsible for maintaining discipline at the Services Correction Establishment (SCE) which is located at Burnham Military Camp. SCE is the NZDF Military Prison and consists of guards who are all serving members of the NZDF MP.  The guards are responsible for rehabilitation of service personnel who have been sent to the facility as a result of serious offences committed against the Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971.
  All New Zealand Defence Force Military Police are identifiable by the blue and white "MP" patch they wear on their uniform and the blue beret as head dress, the wearing of the Blue beret differs from many commonwealth military police units as traditionally a red beret is worn. NZDF MP wear their respective service dress for each service. During peacetime NZDF MP wear Multiterrain Camouflage Uniform more commonly known as MCU with SRBA vest.
caption: The "MP" patch identifies this woman as being a member of the New Zealand Defence Force Military Police.
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