Assistant Commissioner is a rank used in many police forces.
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Australia
In all Australian police forces, excepting the New South Wales Police Force where it is junior to the rank of Senior Assistant Commissioner, Assistant Commissioner is the rank below Deputy Commissioner but senior to the rank of Commander (South Australia Police, Victoria Police), senior to the rank of Superintendent (Western Australia Police) and senior to the rank of Chief Superintendent (Queensland Police Service, New South Wales Police Force). In all services, the insignia consists of crossed and wreathed tipstaves; as a rank, it is roughly equivalent to that of a Brigadier or Major-General in the army.
India
In that country, senior officers of the rank of Assistant Superintendent/Assistant Commissioner of Police or above may belong to the national Indian Police Service or state police services, whereas Indian Inspectors and Constables belong to the individual provincial police forces.
Ireland
In An Garda Siochana, the Republic of Ireland's national police force, the rank of Assistant Commissioner is between Chief Superintendent and Deputy Commissioner.
New Zealand
In the New Zealand Police, the rank of Assistant Commissioner is junior to the rank of Deputy Comissioner and is senior to the rank of superintendant. Assistant Commissioner is the top rank that can be achieved by a sworn member other than by statutory appointment. There are currently five Assistant Commissioners with separate areas of responsibilty.
United Kingdom
City of London Police
London Metropolitan Police
Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis (AC) is the third highest rank in the London Metropolitan Police, ranking between Deputy Assistant Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis. The Assistant Commissioner is also the second-in-command of the City of London Police, ranking between Commander and Commissioner. The rank is not used in other British police forces.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong Police have two ranks for Assistant Deputy Commissioner:
- Senior Assistant Deputy Commissioner
- Assistant Deputy Commissioner
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