The territory's police chief has been named as one of the frontrunners to become the next Queensland police commissioner.
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Queensland Police have been searching for a new police chief to replace outgoing Commissioner Bob Atkinson in November.
ACT Policing Chief Police Officer Roman Quaedvlieg was one of 14 officers to apply for the job, and one of just five to be shortlisted for interview, The Canberra Times understands.
He is now the only ''outsider'' still in contention for Queensland Police's top job.
Other candidates to be offered an interview were Queensland deputy commissioners Ross Barnett and Ian Stewart, and Queensland assistant commissioners Brett Pointing and Graham Rynders.
Assistant Commissioner Quaedvlieg spent 15 years with Queensland Police, including positions investigating organised crime.
He spent a significant amount of time in areas of covert infiltration and surveillance targeting major organised crime syndicates.
He is also well remembered for his arrest of notorious bank robber and escapee Brenden James Abbott, better known as the postcard bandit.
The Queensland Police Union told The Canberra Times they'd be happy to work with Assistant Commissioner Quaedvlieg, and that he was ''very well thought of'' inside the force.
''Roman Quaedvlieg obviously has a lot of experience, being a Queensland Police officer for over 15 years,'' union president Ian Leavers said.
''He is very well thought of, and the police union would have no problems working with a person like Mr Quaedvlieg. In fact, they will work with any person who is appointed commissioner.''
The successful applicant would need two months to familiarise themselves with the force, before starting on November 1. A decision on the appointment is understood to be just weeks away.
Assistant Commissioner Quaedvlieg worked with the Australian Crime Commission for three years before joining AFP national in 2005.