Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

FIRE BRIGADE (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1974 (REPEALED) - SECT 29C

    (1)     A joint selection committee referred to in section 29B shall—

        (a)     assess the claims of the applicants for promotion in such manner as the committee considers necessary to establish their relative efficiency; and

        (b)     rank the applicants whom it considers suitable for promotion according to their relative efficiency, with the most efficient being ranked first.

    (2)     The committee shall conduct its proceedings with as little formality and technicality, and as quickly, as a proper consideration of the applications permits.

    (3)     Where, before a committee completes its deliberations, a member ceases to be available for the purpose of those deliberations, the committee shall be reconstituted by the remaining members and another member nominated in accordance with section 29B (6).

    (4)     If the members of a committee are divided in opinion about the advice to be given to the commissioner in respect of a promotion—

        (a)     if the majority of members concur in the advice—the advice of the majority is to be taken to be the advice of the committee; and

        (b)     in any other case—the advice of the convenor is to be taken to be the advice of the committee.

    (5)     Where a committee is reconstituted under subsection (3), the committee may have regard to the evidence given, the arguments adduced and the reasons for any decision given during proceedings before the committee as previously constituted.

    (6)     A member of a committee, while acting as such, is not subject to direction by any other person or body other than a court.