New South Wales Repealed Regulations New South Wales Repealed RegulationsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The nominated officer may conduct, or may direct another officer to conduct, an inquiry into the conduct of a retained firefighter against whom a complaint of misconduct has been made.
(2) An inquiry is to be conducted in accordance with the Commissioner’s Orders or, with respect to any matter for which those Orders do not provide, in such manner as the nominated officer may direct or, subject to any such direction, as the officer conducting the inquiry thinks fit.
(3) The firefighter to whom the complaint relates may make written representations or, if the officer conducting the inquiry so permits, oral representations on any matter relevant to the inquiry.
(4) A firefighter who is permitted to make oral representations is entitled to be accompanied by an observer, chosen by the firefighter, while the representations are made.
(5) An officer conducting an inquiry at the direction of the nominated officer must report the result of the inquiry to the nominated officer within the time set by the nominated officer.
(6) If the nominated officer or another officer, on conducting an inquiry, finds a firefighter to have been guilty of misconduct, the nominated officer is to send the report of the result of the inquiry, together with any recommendations the nominated officer may make, to the Commissioner.
(7) If the nominated officer or another officer, on conducting an inquiry, does not find a firefighter guilty of misconduct, the nominated officer is to terminate any suspension of the firefighter immediately.