About

Assistant Commissioner Luke Cornelius leads the Human Resource Command which delivers human resource strategy and services across Victoria Police in support of frontline policing. He is a member of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine Council, Donor Tissue Bank of Victoria Committee of Management and is a Board Member of Africause, a community based not for profit.

Assistant Commissioner Cornelius served as a Federal Agent for 14 years with the Australian Federal Police, in various front-line and strategic roles, concluding his service as Commander People Strategies. He also served as the National Secretary of the Australian Federal Police Association and was the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Police Federation of Australia.

Assistant Commissioner Cornelius joined Victoria Police in 2003, as Commander Legal Services Department. He was promoted to Assistant Commissioner, in charge of the Ethical Standards Department (now Professional Standards Command), in 2005. He went on to lead Southern Metropolitan Region, before leading Victoria Police's response to the VEOHRC Review into sex discrimination and sexual harassment. In April 2019, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Northwest Metropolitan Region and in February 2022, was appointed to lead Human Resource Command.

In 2010, Assistant Commissioner Cornelius was awarded the Australian Police Medal (APM) for distinguished service to policing. He has also been awarded the National Police Service Medal, National Medal, Police Overseas Service Medal, United Nations Medal for service in East Timor and a Commissioner's Commendation for outstanding service while serving with the United Nations Transitional Authority in East Timor.

Assistant Commissioner Cornelius holds a Masters of Public Administration: Executive (Monash), an Honours Degree in Law: First Class (Flinders), a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (ANU) and is admitted to practice in the ACT Supreme Court.

Current Role - North West Metro Region

In April 2019, AC Cornelius was appointed Assistant Commissioner, North West Metro Region.