Australian police ranks
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Australian police ranks and insignia are loosely based on the ranks of the United Kingdom police forces and differ between state and territory forces. Ranks listed here descend in seniority from left to right.
Current ranks
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
_TASPOL.png){kind=link}
Former ranks
Federal
| Name | Commissioner | Superintendent | Inspector | Sergeant | Constable | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagdeco Commonwealth Police[12] 1917–1979 COMPOLScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
No equivalent | File:AFPACOMM.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSPR.png | File:AFPINSP.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSGT.png | No equivalent | File:AFPC.png | File:AFPRC.png | |||||||||
| Assistant commissioner |
Chief superintendent | Senior superintendent | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Senior inspector | Inspector | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Senior constable |
Constable first class |
Constable | Police recruit | |||||||
| Template:Flagdeco ACT Policing[12] 1917–1979 ACTPolScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
No equivalent | File:AFPACOMM.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSPR.png | File:AFPINSP.png | File:AFPSSGT.png | File:AFPSGT.png | No equivalent | File:AFPC.png | File:AFPRC.png | |||||||||
| Deputy commissioner | Superintendent | Senior inspector | Inspector first-class | Inspector second-class | Sergeant first-class | Sergeant second-class | Sergeant third-class | Senior constable |
Constable first class |
Constable | Police recruit | ||||||||
| Template:Flagdeco Federal Police (ACT Policing)[12][13] 1979–1990 AFP (ACTPol)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:AFPCOMM.png | File:AFPDCOMM.png | File:AFPACOMM.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSPR.png | File:AFPINSP.png | File:AFPSSGT.png | File:AFPSGT.png | No equivalent | File:AFPC.png | File:AFPRC.png | ||||||||
| Commissioner | Deputy commissioner |
Assistant commissioner[note 5] |
Chief superintendent | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Inspector | Station sergeant[note 6] | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Constable first class |
Constable | Police recruit | |||||||
| Template:Flagdeco Federal Police (ACT Policing)[14][15] 1990–2019 AFP (ACTPol)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
File:AFPCOMM.png | File:AFPDCOMM.png | File:AFPACOMM.png | File:AFPCOMMANDER.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSPR.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSSGT.png | No equivalent | File:AFPSGT.png | File:AFPLSC.png | File:AFPSC.png | File:AFPFC.png | File:AFPC.png | File:AFPRC.png | ||||
| Commissioner | Deputy commissioner |
Assistant commissioner[note 7] |
Commander | Superintendent | Station sergeant[note 8] | Sergeant | Leading senior constable |
Senior constable |
Constable first class |
Constable | Police recruit | ||||||||
Victoria
| Name | Commissioner | Commander | Superintendent | Inspector | Sergeant | Constable | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagdeco Victoria Police[13] circa 1984 |
File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | |
| Chief commissioner |
Deputy commissioner |
Assistant commissioner |
Commander | Chief superintendent | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Inspector | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Senior constable |
Constable | ||
| Template:Flagdeco Victoria Police 2003–2010 |
File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png | File:Blank.png |
| Chief commissioner |
Deputy commissioner |
Assistant commissioner |
Commander | Chief superintendent | Superintendent | Chief inspector | Inspector | Senior sergeant | Sergeant | Senior constable |
Reservist | Constable | |
Queensland
Northern Territory
Notes
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ The ranks of Chief Inspector and Chief Superintendent are no longer used or promotable.
- ↑ The ranks of Chief Inspector and Chief Superintendent are no longer used or promotable.
- ↑ a b c The 'Recognition of service' tab for each rank is not a separate rank with the Queensland Police Service, rather simply a means of highlighting the wearer's experience at that level
- ↑ Chief of ACT Policing
- ↑ Chief of ACT Policing
- ↑ Sergeant in specific roles as determined by the Commissioner
- ↑ Chief of ACT Policing
- ↑ Sergeant in specific roles as determined by the Commissioner
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
See also
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Cite CiteSeerX
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ a b c d e f Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Template:Cite CiteSeerX
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".