EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 28 Chief officer—ambulance service

EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 28

    (1)     The director-general may, after consulting the commissioner, appoint a public servant to be the chief officer of the ambulance service (the chief officer (ambulance service) ).

Note 1     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act

, pt 19.3.

Note 2     In particular, an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

    (2)     However, the director-general may appoint a person under subsection (1) only if the person has the management, professional and technical expertise to exercise the chief officer's functions.

    (3)     The chief officer (ambulance service) is responsible for—

        (a)     the general management and control of the ambulance service; and

        (b)     matters relating to the professional and technical expertise of the ambulance service.

Example

training and professional standards