Victoria's top cop has apologised for making the "wrong decision" to take a police helicopter to Tasmania to attend a work conference.

Chief Commissioner Mike Bush travelled to Hobart via a Victoria Police Air Wing on Monday afternoon for the annual Australian and New Zealand Police Commissioners Forum.

Bush has admitted in a statement it was not the right decision and accepted he should have "looked harder for a commercial flight" for his interstate trip.

"While there were no impacts on our operational capacity, community safety or financial costs to Victoria Police as the flight fell within our contracted hours with the air wing provider, it creates a poor impression at a challenging time for our organisation," Bush said.

A Victoria Police spokesperson confirmed Bush took a seco

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