Hostage Response Group

The Hostage Response Group (HRG) is the tactical and special operations unit of the New South Wales Department of Corrective Services.Corrective Services facilities have their own Immediate Action Teams (riot and emergency units), and larger 'on-call' Regional Security Units and the K9 units for major disturbances.

The roles of the HRG though are similar to that of the NSW Police Tactical Operations Unit, that is, to provide specialist tactical support and solutions in high risk operations involving Corrective Services facilities and/or staff [http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2005/s1497258.htm] .

Principal Roles

* Resolving siege and hostage situations [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-43475821.html] ;
* Providing a negotiation service in high risk and critical situations;
* Escorting and securing dangerous prisoners in high risk situations;
* Undertaking searches of cells in high risk situations;
* Armed escort of high risk offenders in custody;
* Specialist surveillance operations;

ee also

* Department of Corrective Services
* New South Wales Police Force
* Police Tactical Group
* Australian Federal Police - Specialist Response and Security Team
* flag|New South Wales - Tactical Operations Unit
* flag|Northern Territory - Territory Response Group
* flag|Queensland - Special Emergency Response Team
* flag|South Australia - Special Tasks and Rescue Group
* flag|Tasmania - Special Operations Group
* flag|Victoria - Special Operations Group
* flag|Western Australia - Tactical Response Group
* "flagicon|New ZealandArmed Offenders Squad" (AOS), New Zealand
* "flagicon|New ZealandSpecial Tactics Group" (AOS), New Zealand
* "SWAT

* Tactical Response Group - Former NSW Police Force unit
* Special Weapons and Operations Squad - Former NSW Police Force unit

External links

* [http://www.dcs.nsw.gov.au/ Department of Corrective Services]