Australian police ranks

Australian State Police Force Rank insignia 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.

Probationary
Constable
ConstableSenior
Constable
Incremental
Senior
Constable
Leading
Senior
Constable
SergeantIncremental
Sergeant
Senior
Sergeant
InspectorChief
Inspector
SuperintendentChief
Superintendent
Assistant
Commissioner
Senior
Assistant
Commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
Commissioner


ConstableConstable
(5 years)
Senior
Constable
SergeantSenior
Sergeant
InspectorSuperintendentChief
Superintendent
Assistant
Commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
Commissioner


Probationary
Constable
ConstableConstable
First Class
Senior
Constable
Senior Constable
First Class
Brevet
Sergeant
SergeantSenior
Sergeant
Senior Sergeant
First Class
InspectorChief
Inspector
SuperintendentChief
Superintendent
CommanderAssistant
Commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
Commissioner


ConstableFirst
Class
Constable
Senior
Constable
Senior
Constable
Qualified
SergeantSenior
Sergeant
InspectorCommanderAssistant
Commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
Chief
Commissioner


ConstableFirst Constable[6]Senior
Constable
Leading
Senior
Constable
SergeantSenior
Sergeant
InspectorChief
Inspector*
SuperintendentChief
Superintendent*
CommanderAssistant
Commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
Chief
Commissioner

 * The ranks of Chief Inspector and Chief Superintendent are longer used or promotable.

ConstableConstable
First Class
Senior
Constable
SergeantSenior
Sergeant
InspectorSuperintendentCommanderAssistant
Commissioner
Deputy
Commissioner
Commissioner


Northern Territory Police [8]

Recruit

Constable

Probationary

Constable

Constable Constable

First Class

Senior

Constable

Senior

Constable

First Class

Sergeant Senior

Sergeant

Superintendent Commander Assistant

Commissioner

Deputy

Commissioner

Commissioner


Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing) [9]

Police

Recruit

Constable First Constable Senior

Constable

Leading Senior

Constable

Sergeant Station

Sergeant

Superintendent Commander Assistant
Commissioner
(Chief of

Police ACT)

Deputy

Commissioner

Commissioner

References

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  2. "Rank Insignia - Queensland Police". Queensland Police Service. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  3. "South Australia Police - Rank Insignia". The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  4. "Tasmania Police - Rank Insignia and Title". Tasmania Police. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  5. "Victoria Police - Insignia of Police Ranks". VicNews - The Victorian Scanning News. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  6. [?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpav.org.au%2FPublications_and_Media%2FInBrief%2F2011_InBriefs%2FNovember_2011%2F29_November.html First Constable (63/11)][?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tpav.org.au%2FPublications_and_Media%2FInBrief%2F2011_InBriefs%2FNovember_2011%2F29_November.html First Constable (63/11)], The Police Association of Victoria (TPAV). First Constable (63/11). URL:http://www.tpav.org.au/Publications_and_Media/InBrief/2011_InBriefs/November_2011/29_November.html. Accessed: 2013-11-20. (Archived by WebCite® at https://www.webcitation.org/6LGObvppz)
  7. "Western Australia Police - Rank Insignia". Western Australia Police. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
  8. "Insignia, Patches and Badges - NT Police Museum". sites.google.com. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  9. "AFP National Guidelines on Uniform and Standards of Dress" (PDF). Retrieved 27 June 2017.
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