Queensland Consolidated Acts

FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE ACT 1990 - SECT 28

(1) A fire service officer--

(a) must retire from employment with the service upon attaining the age of 65 years;

(b) may elect to retire from employment with the service upon or at any time after attaining the age of 55 years.

(2) If the chief executive suspects on reasonable grounds that a fire service officer, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, has not the capacity or is unfit--

(a) to discharge efficiently the duties of office; and

(b) to discharge efficiently any other duties that the chief executive might reasonably direct the officer to discharge;

the chief executive must obtain medical opinion on the officer's condition.

(3) The chief executive may appoint any medical practitioner or medical practitioners to examine the officer and report upon the officer's mental or physical condition or both and may direct the officer to submit to the examination.

(4) If the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds that a fire service officer, by reason of mental or physical infirmity, has not the capacity or is unfit as prescribed by subsection (2), the chief executive may call upon the officer to retire within the time specified by the chief executive.

(5) If the officer does not retire within the time specified, the chief executive may dismiss the officer.