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2 unusual facts about South Australia Police


Oakden, South Australia

In May 2010, a property in Oakden was one focus for a police raid on the Agape Ministries of God, which was described as a cult.

Taperoo, South Australia

The suburb is the seat of Fort Largs Police Academy, the training facility for South Australia Police, and this is bordered Roy Marten Park, the primary recreational reserve in the suburb.


Assistant commissioner

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).


see also

Chief superintendent

In Australia, a chief superintendent is senior to the rank of superintendent in all the Australian police forces excepting the Western Australia Police, where the rank of assistant commissioner is used in the place of chief superintendent; it is junior to the rank of commander (Victoria Police, South Australia Police) and the rank of assistant commissioner (New South Wales Police, Queensland Police).