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Police Act 1990
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#### 12 Ranks and grades of police officers
12 Ranks and grades of police officers
> > (1) The ranks of police officers within the NSW Police Force are (in descending order) as follows—
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> > > (a) Commissioner.
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> > > (b) NSW Police Force senior executive.
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> > > (c) Superintendent.
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> > > (d) Inspector.
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> > > (e) Sergeant.
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> > > (f) Constable.
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> > (2) The Commissioner, with the approval of the Minister, may specify different ranks for police officers who are NSW Police Force senior executives.
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> > (3) The regulations may specify grades within the ranks of superintendent, inspector, sergeant and constable.
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> **s 12:** Am 1996 No 108, Sch 1 (7); 2016 No 2, Sch 3 \[11\] \[12\].