Polisens grader i Australien

Australiska polisens grader är, liksom dess gradbeteckningar, något olika mellan de skilda delstatspoliskårerna. Tjänstegrader och gradbeteckningar har sitt ursprung i den brittiska polisens gradsystem.

New South Wales

**NEW SOUTH WALES POLICE FORCE**^[1]
Probationary Constable	Constable	Senior Constable	Incremental Senior Constable	Leading Senior Constable	Sergeant	Incremental Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Assistant Commissioner	Senior Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner

Queensland

**QUEENSLAND POLICE SERVICE** ^[2]
Constable	Constable (med 5 års anställning)	Senior Constable	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner

South Australia

**SOUTH AUSTRALIA POLICE** ^[3]
Probationary Constable	Constable	First Class Constable	Senior Constable	Senior Constable First Class	Brevet Sergeant	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Senior Sergeant First Class	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner

Victoria Police

**VICTORA POLICE** ^[4]
Constable	Senior Constable	Leading Senior Constable	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Chief Inspector	Superintendent	Chief Superintendent	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Chief Commissioner

Western Australia

Polisen i Western Australia har ca 5 600 polismän.

Commissioner = statspolischef; Deputy Commissioner = biträdande statspolischef; Assistant Commissioner = funktionell chef; Commander = biträdande funktionell chef; Superintendent = distriktschef; Inspector = biträdande distriktschef; Senior Sergeant = vakthavande befäl; Sergeant = yttre befäl; Senior Constable = yttre befäl.^[5]^[6]

**WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE** ^[7]
Constable	First Class Constable	Senior Constable	Sergeant	Senior Sergeant	Inspector	Superintendent	Commander	Assistant Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner	Commissioner

Australian Federal Police

Den federala polisen har tre huvuduppgifter:

Utredning av grova och farliga brott, som grova narkotikabrott, organiserad brottslighet.
Ordning och säkerhet samt brottsutredningar i Australian Capital Territory.
Person- och objektsskydd för den austaliska federala regeringen.^[8]

Tjänstetitlar för utredare

Ursprungliga tjänstegrader	Nuvarande tjänstetitlar
Constable / Senior Constable / Leading Senior Constable	Federal Agent, Team Member
Sergeant / Senior Sergeant / Station Sergeant	Federal Agent, Team Leader
Inspector / Superintendent	Federal Agent, Coordinator
Commander	Commander, Manager
Assistant Commissioner	Assistant Commissioner, National Manager
Deputy Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner
Commissioner	Commissioner

Källa: ^[9]

Referenser

^ ”Rank Insignia - NSW Police Force”. New South Wales Police Force. Arkiverad från originalet den 4 december 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071204130204/http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment/related_information/rank_insignia2. Läst 30 december 2007.
^ ”Rank Insignia - Queensland Police”. Queensland Police Service. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/the_service/rank_pa.htm. Läst 30 december 2007.
^ ”South Australia Police - Rank Insignia”. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. Arkiverad från originalet den 21 maj 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521192259/http://www.uniforminsignia.net/?p=show&id=181&sid=808. Läst 30 december 2007.
^ ”Victoria Police - Insignia of Police Ranks”. VicNews - The Victorian Scanning News. Arkiverad från originalet den 4 januari 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080104151719/http://www.scanaustralia.bigpondhosting.com/police/vic/vkcranks1.html. Läst 30 december 2007.
^ WA Police organisation structure 2012-02-14.
^ WA Police rank insignias2012-02-14.
^ ”Western Australia Police - Rank Insignia”. Western Australia Police. http://www.police.wa.gov.au/ABOUTUS/RankInsignias/tabid/1242/Default.aspx. Läst 30 december 2007.
^ Wikipedia: Ausralian Federal Police2012-02-14.
^ Wikipedia: Australian Federal Police: Policing Ranks2012-02-14.

[nswpolice-1] ”Rank Insignia - NSW Police Force”. New South Wales Police Force. Arkiverad från originalet den 4 december 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071204130204/http://www.police.nsw.gov.au/recruitment/related_information/rank_insignia2. Läst 30 december 2007.

[qldpolice-2] ”Rank Insignia - Queensland Police”. Queensland Police Service. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/aboutUs/the_service/rank_pa.htm. Läst 30 december 2007.

[sapolice-3] ”South Australia Police - Rank Insignia”. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia Around the World. Arkiverad från originalet den 21 maj 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110521192259/http://www.uniforminsignia.net/?p=show&id=181&sid=808. Läst 30 december 2007.

[vicpolice-4] ”Victoria Police - Insignia of Police Ranks”. VicNews - The Victorian Scanning News. Arkiverad från originalet den 4 januari 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080104151719/http://www.scanaustralia.bigpondhosting.com/police/vic/vkcranks1.html. Läst 30 december 2007.

[5] WA Police organisation structure 2012-02-14.

[6] WA Police rank insignias2012-02-14.

[wapolice-7] ”Western Australia Police - Rank Insignia”. Western Australia Police. http://www.police.wa.gov.au/ABOUTUS/RankInsignias/tabid/1242/Default.aspx. Läst 30 december 2007.

[8] Wikipedia: Ausralian Federal Police2012-02-14.

[9] Wikipedia: Australian Federal Police: Policing Ranks2012-02-14.

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