The Northern Territory Police officer who fatally shot an Aboriginal man during an attempted arrest in 2019 is set to return to work on the police force.
Constable Zachary Rolfe was found not guilty of murdering Kumanjayi Walker after a jury trial in March 2022.
The NT Police officer was charged with murder four days after the shooting death of 19-year-old Kumanjayi Walker in the remote Northern Territory community of Yuendumu in November 2019.
Mr Walker was shot three times by Constable Rolfe during an attempt to arrest him, after the 19-year-old stabbed the officer in the shoulder with a pair of scissors.
Constable Rolfe was suspended from the NT Police force on pay after the murder charge was laid.
Since his acquittal earlier this year, the ABC understands Constable Rolfe has been on directed leave from the force, while other disciplinary matters were dealt with.
A spokesperson for the Northern Territory Police Force said Constable Rolfe would return from leave "shortly" and would be based in Darwin.
NT Police did not respond to questions about what duties Constable Rolfe would take on when he returns.
It's expected Constable Rolfe will return to work before the end of July.
A coronial inquest into the death of Mr Walker will be held over three months in Alice Springs from September 2022.
