The next NSW police commissioner could be decided within days, the state's premier says while not confirming whether one senior cop remains a contender.

Several high-ranking officers including Deputy Commissioner Mal Lanyon are being touted to replace Karen Webb, who announced her retirement in May after a three-year stint. Her term finishes on September 30.

Mr Lanyon, said to be a frontrunner, has drawn scrutiny in recent days over reports he took his wife and two friends on a police boat on Sydney Harbour on New Year's Eve in 2023.

Premier Chris Minns said on Friday Ms Webb's replacement could be named next week, but refused to be drawn on Mr Lanyon's status in the race.

"I'm not going to make a long commentary about a selection process that for understandable reasons should take p

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