Australian police ranks

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 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
Victoria Police[2]
	Constable	First Constable[3]	Senior Constable		Leading Senior Constable	Sergeant		Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent*	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Chief Commissioner
Queensland Police Service[4]
	Constable	Constable (5 years)	Senior Constable			Sergeant		Senior Sergeant	Inspector		Superintendent	Chief Superintendent		Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner
South Australia Police[5]
Probationary Constable	Constable	Constable First Class	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
Western Australia Police[6]
	Constable	Constable First Class	Senior Constable			Sergeant		Senior Sergeant	Inspector		Superintendent		Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner
Tasmania Police[7]
	Constable	First Class Constable	Senior Constable	Senior Constable Qualified		Sergeant		Senior Sergeant	Inspector				Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner
Northern Territory Police[8]
Recruit Constable		Constable First Class	Senior Constable			Sergeant		Senior Sergeant			Superintendent		Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner
Australian Federal Police (ACT Policing)[9]
Police Recruit	Constable	Constable First Class	Senior Constable		Leading Senior Constable	Sergeant		Sergeant in specific roles as determined by Commissioner	Inspector		Superintendent		Commander		Assistant Commissioner (Chief of ACT Policing)	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner

References

1. "Rank Insignia - NSW Police Force". New South Wales Police Force. Archived from the original on 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
2. "Victoria Police - Insignia of Police Ranks". VicNews - The Victorian Scanning News. Archived from the original on 4 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
3. "First Constable (63/11)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
4. Queensland Police Service (16 August 2019). "Rank insignia". police.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. "South Australia Police - Rank Insignia". The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
6. "Western Australia Police - Rank Insignia". Western Australia Police. Archived from the original on 6 January 2008. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
7. "Tasmania Police - Rank Insignia and Title". Tasmania Police. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
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". Retrieved 27 June 2017.