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