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Police Tactical Group (PTG) is the generic term used to refer to highly trained Australian police tactical units that each State and Territory maintain to respond to and resolve high-risk incidents, including terrorist incidents. Police Tactical Groups are fundamental to the Federal government's National Counter-Terrorism Plan (NCTP) to respond to major terrorist incidents in Australia. The Plan initially developed in 1980, then known as the National Anti-Terrorism Plan, is overseen by the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC). The Plan requires each state and territory police to maintain a police tactical unit designated as a Police Tactical Group (previously Police Assault Group) which is jointly funded by the federal government and the respective state or territory government.

The Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee (ANZCTC) defines a Police Tactical Group as a highly trained police unit that tactically manages and resolves high-risk incidents, including terrorist incidents.

Generally, the majority of a Police Tactical Group's planned operations and call-outs, are not counter-terrorism related, responding in their state or territory to high-risk incidents such as sieges or executing high-risk search warrants, which are beyond the scope and capability of other police units.

State, territory and federal units
Australia Australian Federal Police - Specialist Response Group
New South Wales - Tactical Operations Unit / Tactical Operations Regional Support
Northern Territory - Territory Response Group
Queensland - Special Emergency Response Team
South Australia - Special Tasks and Rescue Group
Tasmania - Special Operations Group
Victoria - Special Operations Group
Western Australia - Tactical Response Group

Roles
Police Tactical Groups are responsible for a few of the following:
Resolving siege and hostage situations, as well as armed offender situations;
Counter-terrorism and hijacking operations;
The escort and security of VIPs, internationally protected persons, Heads of State;
Undertaking searches of premises in high risk situations;
The arrest of armed and dangerous offenders;
Escorting and securing dangerous prisoners in high risk situations;

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