Victoria's police chief commissioner has apologised for using a police helicopter to fly to Tasmania for a conference.

Chief Commissioner Mike Bush travelled to Hobart on Monday afternoon using the Victoria Police Air Wing.

He was attending an annual conference attended by chief commissioners from Australia and New Zealand.

Commissioner Bush said using the police helicopter to attend the conference was "the wrong decision".

"We should have looked harder for a commercial flight," he said in a statement.

"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."

A spokesperson for Vict

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