[1] The Commissioner is appointed for a term not exceeding five years by the Governor-General, and reports to the Minister of Police.

[3] The rank insignia is a sword and a rectangular cylinder crossed over each other with a single crown above.

Sir George Whitmore was appointed as the first commissioner, reporting to the Minister of Defence.

[6] Early commissioners came from the United Kingdom with military or law enforcement experience, such as Walter Dinnie, who had served as an Inspector at Scotland Yard.

[7][8] Between the resignation of Andrew Coster on the 11 November 2024 and the appointment of Richard Chambers on the 25 November 2024 the first ever female Commissioner of Police Tania Kura was appointed for an interim term of 14 days.