Police Act 1990
10Positions in NSW Police Force
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10 Positions in NSW Police Force
10 Positions in NSW Police Force
(1) In addition to the position of Commissioner, the positions in the NSW Police Force consist of such positions as the Commissioner may determine in accordance with this Act.
(2) The Commissioner—
(a) may create, abolish or otherwise deal with any position in the NSW Police Force, and
(b) must classify and grade each such position.
(3) (Repealed)
(4) Police officers of the rank of constable (or such of those police officers as the Commissioner determines) are to be appointed to that rank or to a grade within that rank, and hold a position (but not a separate position) in the NSW Police Force.
(5) (Repealed)
(6) The Commissioner may establish, or abolish, or change the name of, any branch or other part of the NSW Police Force.
s 10: Am 1996 No 108, Sch 1 (6); 2004 No 91, Sch 1.26 [1]; 2016 No 2, Sch 3 [7] [8].