3 What are some of the craziest things you've seen on the job?
"Countless incidents during a two-and-a-half year secondment to the highlands of Papua New Guinea - the level of violence, the belief in witchcraft, live poultry carried under passengers' arms on commercial flights, the use of World War II bombs to blow up bridges during disputes, coffee plantation payrolls being thrown from helicopters because of the risk of robbery if the helicopter lands, tribal wars spanning several years. But having said that, made some great friends amongst the locals."
4 What is the toughest part of the job, and how do you push through it?
"Death and the interactions with those victims' families - You never forget those victims and their families - they stay in your thoughts forever and time does not diminish that."
5 What is the most rewarding part of what you do?
"Delivering a conviction to those families."
6 How do you balance your professional life with your personal life?
"The victims come first and the personal life gets put to one side, sometimes at a cost."
7 When it comes to police reality and crime drama shows, which ones are your favourite and why?
"Don't watch them - rubbish TV."
8 If you could be any superhero/crimefighter in the world, who would it be and why?
"Batman/Superman - they both had a victim focus."
9 What is something not many people might know about you?
"Probably the sacrifices mum and dad made so that I could sail and play other sports at a high level as a teenager. Dad had a promising sports background but gave that away to run me around the country encouraging my participation in sport."
10 What song or music is on your stereo or computer right now?
Bat out of Hell.
