Police Service (Ranks) Regulation 1991 (QLD)

Police Service (Ranks) Regulation 1991

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Police Service (Ranks) Regulation 1991 .

2   Commencement

This regulation commenced on 17 August 1991.

3   Interpretation

In this regulation—

Act means the Police Service Administration Act 1990.

4   Ranks of police officers

(1)For the purposes of section 5.1 of the Act, the ranks of officers are declared to be those mentioned in column 3 of the Schedule.

(2)In relation to the ranks mentioned in the Schedule—

(a)if, in respect of a rank mentioned in column 3, only 1 rank is mentioned in column 2—the rank in column 3 corresponds with that other rank; and

(b)if, in respect of a rank mentioned in column 3, more than 1 rank is mentioned in column 2—the rank in column 3 includes each of those other ranks.

5   [Repealed]

Schedule

Category of officer Column 1	Former rank Column 2	New rank Column 3
Executive officers	Deputy Commissioner	Deputy Commissioner
Assistant Commissioner	Assistant Commissioner
Commissioned officers	Superintendent, grade I	Chief Superintendent
Superintendent, grade II Superintendent, grade III Chief Technical Officer Chief Scientific Officer	Superintendent
Inspector, grade I Principal Technical Officer, grade III Principal Scientific Officer, grade III Inspector, grade II Principal Technical Officer, grade II Principal Scientific Officer, grade II Inspector, grade III Principal Technical Officer, grade I Principal Scientific Officer, grade I	Inspector
Non-commissioned Officers and Constables	Senior Sergeant Senior Technical Officer, grade III Senior Scientific Officer, grade III Senior Technical Officer, grade II Senior Scientific Officer, grade II	Senior Sergeant
Sergeant First Class Sergeant Second Class Senior Technical Officer, grade I Senior Scientific Officer, grade I Sergeant Third Class Technical Officer, grade III Scientific Officer, grade III	Sergeant
Senior Constable Constable First Class Technical Officer, grade II Scientific Officer, grade II	Senior Constable
Constable Technical Officer, grade I Scientific Officer, grade I	Constable