BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 12

BUSH FIRES ACT 1954 - SECT 12

12 .         Bush fire liaison officers

        (1)         In this section —

        departmental officer means a person employed in the Department;

        designation means a designation under subsection (2).

        (2)         The FES Commissioner may designate a departmental officer to be a bush fire liaison officer.

        (3)         There are to be as many bush fire liaison officers as are necessary to perform the functions conferred on bush fire liaison officers by this Act or any other written law.

        (4)         A person ceases to be a bush fire liaison officer if the designation of the person is revoked or ceases to have effect.

        (5)         The power to make a designation includes —

            (a)         the power to revoke a designation previously made; and

            (b)         the power to designate a person to perform functions of another person who has that designation when it is impractical for that other person to perform the functions.

        (6)         A designation ceases to have effect if the person designated ceases to be a departmental officer.

        (7)         These are to be in writing —

            (a)         a designation;

            (b)         a revocation of a designation.

        [Section 12 inserted: No. 22 of 2012 s. 48.]