04 July, 2017
The government has confirmed ABF Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, a former Queensland policeman, is not now on active duty.
Quaedvlieg, who earns $731,000 from his high-profile government job, has not been seen in Parliament House since late May.
"The ABF Commissioner is on leave", the statement from Michael Keenan said.
He said no further comment will be made until "that process is complete".
HuffPost Australia has also contacted the office of Federal Immigration Minister Peter Dutton for a comment on the matter.
He had been tasked with enforcing the Turnbull government's hardline policies on border protection.
Mr Quadvlieg was formerly the head of the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and took on the Border Force role when it was set up two years ago.
Mr Quaedvlieg had been considered a frontrunner to become the next NSW police commissioner earlier this year after Andrew Scipione announced his retirement.
He was previously the chief police officer of ACT Policing, an arm of the Australian Federal Police.
