List of commissioners of the New South Wales Police

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provided for the appointment by the Governor of New South Wales of an Inspector-General of Police.[2] This act was repealed with the passage of the Police Regulation Act of 1862, which amalgamated the various police forces in the colony into one force responsible to the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 1851 (1851-01-01)31 December 1851 (1851-12-31)364 days[5]
2Captain William Mayne1 January 1852 (1852-01-01)17 September 1856 (1856-09-17)4 years, 260 days[6]
3Captain John McLerie28 October 1856 (1856-10-28)6 October 1874 (1874-10-06)17 years, 343 days[7]
4Edmund Walcott FosberyCMG7 October 1874 (1874-10-07)30 June 1904 (1904-06-30)29 years, 267 days[8]
5Thomas GarvinISO1 July 1904 (1904-07-01)31 December 1910 (1910-12-31)6 years, 183 days[9]
6Ernest Charles Day1 January 1911 (1911-01-01)9 January 1915 (1915-01-09)4 years, 8 days[10]
7James MitchellCBE1 January 1915 (1915-01-01)8 January 1926 (1926-01-08)15 years, 78 days[11]
Commissioner of Police9 January 1926 (1926-01-09)20 March 1930 (1930-03-20)
8Walter Henry ChildsMVO21 March 1930 (1930-03-21)23 March 1935 (1935-03-23)5 years, 2 days
9William John MacKay24 March 1935 (1935-03-24)22 January 1948 (1948-01-22)12 years, 304 days[12]
10James Frederick Scott18 February 1948 (1948-02-18)13 October 1952 (1952-10-13)4 years, 238 days
11Colin DelaneyCVO, CBE, QPM14 October 1952 (1952-10-14)27 February 1962 (1962-02-27)9 years, 136 days[13]
12Norman AllanCMG, MVO, QPM28 February 1962 (1962-02-28)14 November 1972 (1972-11-14)10 years, 260 days
13Frederick HansonCBE, QPM15 November 1972 (1972-11-15)31 December 1976 (1976-12-31)4 years, 46 days
14Mervyn WoodLVO, MBE, QPM1 January 1977 (1977-01-01)5 June 1979 (1979-06-05)2 years, 155 days
15Jim LeesQPM17 October 1979 (1979-10-17)29 December 1981 (1981-12-29)2 years, 73 days
16Cecil AbbottAO, QPM30 December 1981 (1981-12-30)7 August 19842 years, 221 days
17John AveryAO, APM7 August 1984 (1984-08-07)12 March 1991 (1991-03-12)6 years, 217 days
18Tony LauerAPM13 March 1991 (1991-03-13)19 September 1996 (1996-09-19)5 years, 190 days
-Neil Owen TaylorAPMActing Commissioner of Police20 February 1996 (1996-02-20)29 August 1996 (1996-08-29)191 days[14]
19Peter RyanQPMCommissioner of Police30 August 1996 (1996-08-30)17 April 2002 (2002-04-17)5 years, 230 days
20Ken MoroneyAO, APM18 April 2002 (2002-04-18)31 August 2007 (2007-08-31)5 years, 135 days
21Andrew ScipioneAO, APM31 August 2007 (2007-08-31)31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)9 years, 212 days[15]
22Mick FullerAPM31 March 2017 (2017-03-31)31 January 2022 (2022-01-31)4 years, 306 days[16]
23Karen WebbAPM1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)Incumbent1 year, 266 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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