The Provost Marshal of the
Australian Defence Force serves concurrently as the Commander of the Joint Military Police Unit exercising technical control and authority over all joint and single service policing capabilities such as
Naval Police Coxswain at sea,
Air Force Police, and
Royal Australian Corps of Military Police. The support to combat operations remains as single service capabilities. JMPU is responsible for assessing all reportable incidents (both domestic and international) where there is suspicion of a civilian or Service offence having been committed. If a reasonable suspicion of a Service offence exists, JMPU will notify the suspect's Unit that they have decided to commence an independent investigation. If a reasonable suspicion of a civilian offence is established, the relevant State/Territory police agency will be informed. Although individual military units may conduct their own investigation (referred to as a 'Fact Finding Investigation') and proceed to charge the suspected member without the support of the JMPU, it is common for Units to request an investigation by the JMPU in cases that deal with moderate and serious level offending. ==Structure==