[4] At the age of 19 years old, Mick Fuller began his career at Kogarah Police Station in 1987 as a junior officer, where he performed general and investigative duties.
[4] While being the Assistant Commissioner in 2014, Fuller was also the Commander of the Central Metropolitan Region where he was part of the response team at the Lindt Cafe siege.
[4] Fuller is known for his solid operational background and his many years of experience working in management and executive roles that oversaw over 16,000 officers within the NSW Police Force.
[6] He is also the face of the Police Force at several events in the past including the Bushfire Crisis, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, World Youth Day, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the annual New Year's Eve celebration and Operation Hammerhead.
[1] On 17 February 2022, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) revealed that Fuller did not declare his co-ownership of two racehorses to the state government while serving as a police officer.
[12] Beginning from 2015, Fuller and at least five other officers in leadership roles within NSW Police owned shares across at least four racehorses from trainer David Vandyke.
[16] The report also said the allegations, first made anonymously to the LECC in 2019 and repeated at the time of Fuller's retirement, "would appear to be a malevolent attempt to cause him harm when he is seeking to establish a new life".
[7][20] These restrictions include the number of people allowed to gather in the same space (indoors and outdoors) applied to homes, offices, public transport, weddings, funerals, restaurants, cinemas and other venues.
[7] The team at the Emergency Operation Controller (located at the NSW Rural Fire Service headquarters) consisted of experts from various fields including police, border force, defence force, education, transport and health personnel, who collaborated to provide NSW residents with the most up-to-date information and develop strategies to deal with the challenges that came with the COVID-19 pandemic.
[20] Fuller highlighted the importance of effective emergency management strategies and support from the police and military force in guiding NSW residents through this unpredictable time.
[7][20] Fuller was also in charge of overseeing the compulsory Hotel Quarantine Operations for all returning Australian citizens and permanent residents into NSW.
[7][21][22] In May 2020, the Remuneration Tribunal made the decision to approve a pay rise of close to $87,000 for Fuller to reflect his added roles and responsibilities, which was supported by NSW Premier Berejiklian.
[23] In July 2020, Fuller was involved in the plan to stop a Black Lives Matter protest from taking place in the Sydney CBD with concerns for another potential outbreak of COVID-19 in NSW.
[24][25] Stacey Maloney, who was the Acting Assistant Commissioner in charge in the city, was responsible for obtaining the relevant documents required to apply to the Supreme Court of New South Wales regarding this matter.
[25] The Supreme Court Justice Mark Ierace later granted NSW Police approval to ban the protest due to increasing concerns over potential escalation of COVID-19 transmission that could reflect the outbreak situation in the neighbouring state of Victoria.
[25][27] In a media statement, NSW Police informed the public that the protest was officially unauthorised and recommended that people should reconsider their decision to participate.
[25] In March 2022, Fuller and Professor Mary O'Kane, chair of the Independent Planning Commission and former NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer, were appointed to lead an inquiry into the causes of and response to the 2022 eastern Australia floods.