A police commissioner has shouldered the blame for an interstate helicopter trip after a respected retired detective declared it risked significant ramifications.

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Victoria Police Commissioner Mike Bush has apologised for using a force chopper to travel from Melbourne to Hobart on Monday for a meeting with his counterparts from New Zealand and around Australia.

A trip on a commercial airline between the two cities takes about an hour and there are about a dozen flights a day.

Mr Bush conceded the decision was wrong and said the "buck stops with

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