Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 59C

    (1)     The appointment of a person as a volunteer member of a service must be in accordance with the commissioner's guidelines for the service.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), the appointment of a volunteer may be made to—

        (a)     an operational unit in the service; and

        (b)     a rank in the service.

    (3)     Before appointing a volunteer member of the rural fire service to a senior rank of the service, the chief officer (rural fire service) must consult with the bushfire council.

    (4)     In this section:

"operational unit "includes a brigade.

"senior rank", for the rural fire service, means a senior rank under the commissioner's guidelines for the service.