Fourteen ACT Policing officers have received the title of Inspector, restored for the first time in the Australian Federal Police (AFP) since the 1990’s.
ACT Policing said ‘Inspector’ was a defined rank in the AFP prior to a review and a flattening of the AFP’s structure more than 20 years ago.
“Until this week, no new Inspectors were appointed within the AFP, other than for some international deployments,” ACT Policing said.
“Since the 1990’s the officers in charge of sections, police stations and specialist units have held the rank of Station Sergeant,” it said.
“While this title reflected the seniority of these officers within ACT Policing, it did not provide parity of rank with other police jurisdictions.”
ACT Policing said the restoration of Inspectors to the Force – and soon to the wider AFP – would ensure officers with significant service and experience were recognised with officers doing comparable work across other police jurisdictions.
It said the 14 officers who became Inspectors were Officers-in-Charge in a number of areas including Police Stations; Road Policing; Family Violence; Community Safety; Operations; Intelligence; Criminal Investigations; and Emergency Management and Planning.
Chief Police Officer for the ACT, Deputy Commissioner Neil Gaughan congratulated the new Inspectors saying the title held great significance for police across Australia.
