Statutory appointments
The AFP Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners (DCs) are statutory appointments made by the Governor-General under Section 17 of the Australian Federal Police Act 1979.
We are required to publish details of statutory appointments. This list is published in accordance with the requirements of the Information Publication Scheme (IPS) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.
Name |
Appointment |
Commencement |
---|---|---|
Reece Kershaw |
Commissioner |
2 October 2019 |
Lesa Gale |
Deputy Commissioner |
16 March 2023 |
Grant Nicholls |
Acting Deputy Commissioner |
8 March 2023 |
Ian McCartney |
Deputy Commissioner |
12 December 2019 |
Neil Gaughan |
Deputy Commissioner |
19 April 2018 |