New South Wales Consolidated Acts

RURAL FIRES ACT 1997 - SECT 12

12 Functions of Commissioner

(1) The Commissioner is responsible for managing and controlling the activities of the Service and has such other functions as are conferred or imposed on the Commissioner by or under this or any other Act.

(2) The Commissioner may determine the various duties that members of the staff of the Service are required to perform and allocate the duties to be carried out by each member of the staff.

(3) The Commissioner may, when the Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so, conduct an audit of all or any activities of members of the Service to determine whether the members are carrying out the activities effectively and doing so efficiently and in compliance with the Service Standards.

(4) The ranks of members of the Service are to be determined by the Commissioner.

(5) The Commissioner (on behalf of the Crown) may make or enter into contracts or arrangements with any person for the carrying out of works or the performance of services or the supply of goods or materials in connection with the exercise of the functions of the Service.

(6) This section is subject to the other provisions of this Act and the regulations.