HerStory
Kate VANDERLAAN
Special Achievements:1980 - First police woman motorcyclist in Australia.
First police woman to be a Superintendent in the Northern Territory.
1978 - Joined NT police as a constable.
Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Arts (History and English).
Master of Public Policy and Administration.
Graduate Certificate in Applied Management.
Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Resources
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Image - Deputy Commissioner Kate Vanderlaan
The Executive-leadership photo of Deputy Commissioner Kate Vanderlaan is used with permission of Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services.
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Image - Kate Vanderlaan as the first policewoman motorcyclist in Australia, seen here in 1980.
1980 photo of Deputy Commissioner Kate Vanderlaan, which was published in the ABC News on 31/01/2016.
Photo used with permission of Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services.
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References
Information provided by the Northern Territory Police Museum & Historical Society Inc. in a letter dated 6 April 2001, addressed to curator Pauline Cockrill.
Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services. "Police management: Kate Vanderlaan APM".
ABC News. "Acting NT Police Commissioner Kate Vanderlaan in 1980".
