Australian police ranks

Australian police ranks are loosely based on the ranks of the United Kingdom police forces and differ between state and territory forces. Ranks listed here ascend in seniority from left to right.

New South Wales Police Force [1]
Probationary
Constable		 Constable Senior
Constable		 Incremental
Senior
Constable		 Leading
Senior
Constable		 Sergeant Incremental
Sergeant		 Senior
Sergeant		 Inspector Chief
Inspector		 Superintendent Chief
Superintendent		 Assistant
Commissioner		 Senior
Assistant
Commissioner		 Deputy
Commissioner		 Commissioner
Queensland Police Service [2]
Constable Constable
(5 years)		 Senior
Constable		 Sergeant Senior
Sergeant		 Inspector Superintendent Chief
Superintendent		 Assistant
Commissioner		 Deputy
Commissioner		 Commissioner
South Australia Police [3]
Probationary
Constable		 Constable First Class
Constable		 Senior
Constable		 Senior Constable
First Class		 Brevet
Sergeant		 Sergeant Senior
Sergeant		 Senior Sergeant
First Class		 Inspector Chief
Inspector		 Superintendent Chief
Superintendent		 Commander Assistant
Commissioner		 Deputy
Commissioner		 Commissioner
Victoria Police [4]
Constable Senior
Constable		 Leading
Senior
Constable		 Sergeant Senior
Sergeant		 Inspector Chief
Inspector		 Superintendent Chief
Superintendent		 Commander Assistant
Commissioner		 Deputy
Commissioner		 Chief
Commissioner
Western Australia Police [5]
Constable First Class
Constable		 Senior
Constable		 Sergeant Senior
Sergeant		 Inspector Superintendent Commander Assistant
Commissioner		 Deputy
Commissioner		 Commissioner

References

  1. ^ "Rank Insignia - NSW Police Force". New South Wales Police Force. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. http://web.archive.org/web/20071204130204/http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment/related_information/rank_insignia2. Retrieved 2007-12-30. 
  2. ^ "Rank Insignia - Queensland Police". Queensland Police Service. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/the_service/rank_pa.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-30. 
  3. ^ "South Australia Police - Rank Insignia". The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. http://www.uniforminsignia.net/?p=show&id=181&sid=808. Retrieved 2007-12-30. 
  4. ^ "Victoria Police - Insignia of Police Ranks". VicNews - The Victorian Scanning News. http://www.scanaustralia.bigpondhosting.com/police/vic/vkcranks1.html. Retrieved 2007-12-30. 
  5. ^ "Western Australia Police - Rank Insignia". Western Australia Police. http://www.police.wa.gov.au/ABOUTUS/RankInsignias/tabid/1242/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2007-12-30.