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.

**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

**Tasmania Police ^[4]**
Constable	First Class Constable	Senior Constable	Senior Constable Qualified	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Chief Commissioner

**Victoria Police ^[5]**
Constable	First Constable^[6]	Senior Constable	Leading Senior Constable	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector*	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent*	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Chief Commissioner

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

**Western Australia Police ^[7]**
Constable	First Class Constable	Senior Constable	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Superintendent	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner

References

↑ "Rank Insignia - NSW Police Force". New South Wales Police Force. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
↑ "Rank Insignia - Queensland Police". Queensland Police Service. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
↑ "South Australia Police - Rank Insignia". The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
↑ "Tasmania Police - Rank Insignia and Title". Tasmania Police. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
↑ "Victoria Police - Insignia of Police Ranks". VicNews - The Victorian Scanning News. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
↑ 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 http://www.webcitation.org/6LGObvppz)
↑ "Western Australia Police - Rank Insignia". Western Australia Police. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.

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