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Police Force Regulations 1979
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##### 201. Order of rank
The Force comprises ranks with authority in the following order —
(a) officer ranks —
(i) Commissioner;
(ii) deputy commissioner;
(iii) assistant commissioner;
(iv) commander;
[(v) deleted]
(vi) superintendent;
[(vii) deleted]
(viii) inspector;
and
(b) non‑commissioned officer ranks —
(i) senior sergeant;
(ii) sergeant first class;
(iii) sergeant;
and
(c) other ranks —
(i) senior constable;
(ii) constable first class;
(iii) constable;
and
(d) Aboriginal police liaison officer ranks —
(i) senior Aboriginal police liaison officer;
(ii) Aboriginal police liaison officer first class;
(iii) Aboriginal police liaison officer.
[Regulation 201 amended: Gazette 16 Feb 1979 p. 425; 31 Jul 1981 p. 3158; 23 Mar 1984 p. 745; 24 Apr 1986 p. 1476; 17 Mar 1989 p. 752; 30 Mar 1990 p. 1648; 14 Jul 1992 p. 3364‑5; 15 Dec 2006 p. 5631; 16 Nov 2007 p. 5786; 30 Dec 2008 p. 5644.]