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The New South Wales Police Force is a law enforcement agency of the state of New South Wales, Australia, established in 1862. With more than 17,000 police officers, it is the largest police organisation in Australia, [6] policing an area of 801,600 square kilometres with a population of more than 8.2 million people. [7][6][8]
Webb was the first woman to lead Traffic and Highway Patrol, since 2020. [3] She was promoted in 2017 to assistant commissioner, and subsequently moved to deputy commissioner in July 2021. [3] She has been a Board Member of NSW Police Legacy since 2018, and Vice-Patron since 2022. [8]
Assistant commissioner. Chief superintendent. Superintendent. Chief inspector (title, not rank) Inspector. Senior sergeant – with recognition of service [ note 3 ] Senior Sergeant. Sergeant – with recognition of service [ note 3 ] Sergeant.
Law enforcement in Australia is one of the three major components of the country's justice system, along with courts and corrections. Law enforcement officers are employed by all three levels of government – federal, state/territory, and local. Federally, the primary law enforcement agency is the Australian Federal Police (AFP), which has a ...
In 1789, one year after the colony was founded, Governor Phillip created a 12-person "Row Boat Guard" to patrol Sydney Cove for smugglers and convicts attempting to pass letters to ships anchored in the harbour. By 1830 an independent Water Police Force was operating. It was merged, with all other Police units, into the NSW Police Department in ...
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The removal of dedicated riot control/response left a shortfall in NSW Police ability to respond/deal with public order incidents. As such, a small contingent of officers trained in crowd control, then known as the Patrol Support Group (PSG) was formed in various Districts.
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 ...