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provided for the appointment by the Governor of New South Wales of an Inspector-General of Police.[2] This act was repealed with the passage of the Police Regulation Act of 1862, which amalgamated the various police forces in the colony into one force responsible to the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

OrdinalOfficeholderPost nominalsTitleTerm startTerm endTime in officeNotes
1William SpainInspector-General of Police1 January 185131 December 1851364 days[5]
2Captain William Mayne1 January 185217 September 18564 years, 260 days[6]
3Captain John McLerie28 October 18566 October 187417 years, 343 days[7]
4Edmund Walcott FosberyCMG7 October 187430 June 190429 years, 267 days[8]
5Thomas GarvinISO1 July 190431 December 19106 years, 183 days[9]
6Ernest Charles Day1 January 19119 January 19154 years, 8 days[10]
7James MitchellCBE1 January 19158 January 192615 years, 78 days[11]
Commissioner of Police9 January 192620 March 1930
8Walter Henry ChildsMVO21 March 193023 March 19355 years, 2 days
9William John MacKay24 March 193522 January 194812 years, 304 days[12]
10James Frederick Scott18 February 194813 October 19524 years, 238 days
11Colin DelaneyCVO, CBE, QPM14 October 195227 February 19629 years, 136 days[13]
12Norman AllanCMG, MVO, QPM28 February 196214 November 197210 years, 260 days
13Frederick HansonCBE, QPM15 November 197231 December 19764 years, 46 days
14Mervyn WoodLVO, MBE, QPM1 January 19775 June 19792 years, 155 days
15Jim LeesQPM17 October 197929 December 19812 years, 73 days
16Cecil AbbottAO, QPM30 December 19817 August 19842 years, 221 days
17John AveryAO, APM7 August 198412 March 19916 years, 217 days
18Tony LauerAPM13 March 199119 September 19965 years, 190 days
-Neil Owen TaylorAPMActing Commissioner of Police20 February 199629 August 1996191 days[14]
19Peter RyanQPMCommissioner of Police30 August 199617 April 20025 years, 230 days
20Ken MoroneyAO, APM18 April 200231 August 20075 years, 135 days
21Andrew ScipioneAO, APM31 August 200731 March 20179 years, 212 days[15]
22Mick FullerAPM31 March 201731 January 20224 years, 306 days[16]
23Karen WebbAPM1 February 2022Incumbent1 year, 330 days[17][18]

References

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