List of commissioners of the New South Wales Police explained

The Commissioner of the New South Wales Police Force (known from 1851 to 1926 as the Inspector-General of the New South Wales Police Force) is the head of New South Wales Police Force. The post is currently held by Karen Webb, who replaced Mick Fuller on 1 February 2022.[1] The rank is usually referred to as the New South Wales Police Commissioner or simply just "Commissioner". The New South Wales Police Force has had 23 Commissioners since 1851.

History

The role was established under the Act for the Regulation of the Police Force in New South Wales 1850 (known as the 'Colonial Police Act 1850'), which provided for the appointment by the Governor of New South Wales of an Inspector-General of Police.[2] This act was repealed with the passage of the Police Regulation Act of 1862, which amalgamated the various police forces in the colony into one force responsible to the Inspector-General in Sydney.[3]

The first Inspector-General of Police was appointed on 1 January 1851. The title was changed to be "Commissioner" on 8 January 1926, although the official title would legally remain as "Inspector-General" until the passage of the Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1935.[4]

List of inspectors-general and commissioners

Ordinal Officeholder Post nominals Title Term start Term end Time in office Notes
Inspector-General of Police [5]
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
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Commissioner of Police
[12]
[13]
7 August 1984
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Commissioner of Police
[15]
[16]
Incumbent [17] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: AAP. Scipione to be new Commissioner. 7 December 2013. The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 June 2007.
  2. Web site: Colonial Police Act 1850 No 38a. 1850 New South Wales Acts As Made Legislation. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 7 December 2013.
  3. Web site: The Police Regulation Act of 1862 No 6a. 1862 New South Wales Acts As Made Legislation. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 7 December 2013.
  4. Web site: Police Regulation (Amendment) Act 1935 No 13. 1935 New South Wales Acts As Made Legislation. Australasian Legal Information Institute. 7 December 2013.
  5. Web site: Bach. J.. Spain, William (1803–1876). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 7 December 2013.
  6. Web site: King. Hazel. Mayne, William Colburn (1808–1902). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 7 December 2013.
  7. Web site: King. Hazel. McLerie, John (1809–1874). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 7 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Mr Edmund Walcott FOSBERY (1834–1919). Former Members. Parliament of New South Wales. 7 December 2013.
  9. News: LATE MR. THOMAS GARVIN, I.S.O. . . NSW . 8 February 1922 . 26 May 2014 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
  10. Web site: King. Hazel. Day, Ernest Charles (1857–1915). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 7 December 2013.
  11. Last 'Inspector-General' and first 'Commissioner' from 9 January 1926.
  12. Web site: Cain. Frank. MacKay, William John (1885–1948). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 7 December 2013.
  13. Web site: Wotherspoon. Garry C.. Delaney, Colin John (1897–1969). Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. 7 December 2013.
  14. Acting Commissioner of Police.
  15. News: Gerathy. Sarah. Blumer. Clare . New NSW police chief to be appointed in just two months . 12 March 2017 . . 2 February 2017.
  16. News: Ralston. Nick. Mick Fuller selected as the next NSW Police Commissioner. 30 March 2017 . . 30 March 2017.
  17. News: Cockburn, Paige . NSW to appoint Karen Webb as first female police commissioner . . 24 November 2021 . 26 November 2021 .
  18. Web site: Commissioner Webb formally appointed at ceremony in Boorowa. NSW Government. 1 February 2022. 1 February 2022.

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