Australian Capital Territory Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

FIRE BRIGADE (ADMINISTRATION) ACT 1974

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title  
   3.      Definitions for Act  

   PART 2--FIRE COMMISSIONER AND DEPUTY FIRE COMMISSIONER

   4.      Fire commissioner  
   4A.     Deputy fire commissioner  
   5.      Tenure of office  
   7.      Leave of absence  
   8.      Resignation  
   9.      Commissioner and deputy commissioner not to undertake other work  
   10.     Termination of employment  
   12.     Functions, duties and powers of commissioner  
   12A.    Functions and powers of deputy commissioner  
   13.     General orders and instructions  
   14.     Commissioner to provide information  
   15.     Delegation  

   PART 3--AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY FIRE BRIGADE

           Division 3.1--Establishment of brigade

   16.     Establishment of fire brigade  
   17.     Officers  
   18.     Firefighters  
   19.     Alterations of ranks  

           Division 3.1A--Personnel management

   19A.    Merit and equal opportunity principles to apply  
   19B.    Equal employment opportunity program  
   19C.    Notices relating to appointments, promotions etc  
   19D.    Tests, examinations etc  

           Division 3.2--Appointment of members

   20.     Appointments  
   22.     Appointment on probation  
   24.     Retirement  
   24A.    Retirement benefit  
   25.     Resignation  
   26.     Reappointment of election candidates  
   27.     Leave for service with other fire authorities  
   28.     Service by members of other fire authorities with brigade  

           Division 3.3--Promotions and acting appointments

   29.     Promotions—general  
   29A.    Selection of members for promotion  
   29B.    Promotion in accordance with joint selection committee advice  
   29C.    Procedure of joint selection committee  
   30.     Acting appointments  

           Division 3.4--Retirement

   31.     Retirement on ground of invalidity  
   32.     Excess members  

           Division 3.5--Appeals against promotions

   33.     Appeals against provisional promotions  
   34.     Promotion appeal committees established under Merit Protection Act  

   PART 4--DISCIPLINE

           Division 4.1--Duties and obligations of members

   35.     Performance of duties  
   36.     Obedience to lawful instructions  
   37.     Influence not to be sought  
   38.     Solicitation of gifts  
   39.     Performance of work outside the brigade  
   40.     False, misleading or inaccurate statement  
   41.     Improper use of position  
   42.     Public comment by members  

           Division 4.2--Disciplinary offences

   43.     Disciplinary offences  

           Division 4.3--Disciplinary powers of commissioner

   44.     Commissioner may call on member to show cause  
   45.     Commissioner to determine charge  
   46.     Penalties  
   47.     Commissioner may suspend in certain circumstances  
   48.     Suspension of member charged with criminal offence  
   49.     Payment of salary during suspension  

   PART 5--FIRE BRIGADE APPEAL BOARD

   50.     Constitution of board  
   51.     Qualifications of members  
   52.     Term of office of members  
   53.     Fees and allowances  
   54.     Vacation of office by members  
   55.     Acting appointments  
   56.     Protection of members  
   57.     Meetings of board  
   58.     Procedure  
   59.     Witnesses  
   60.     Service of summons  
   61.     Offences by witnesses  
   62.     Obstruction  
   63.     Communication by members of information relating to appeals  
   64.     Protection of witnesses etc  

   PART 6--APPEALS

   65.     Right of appeal  
   66.     Time for appeal  
   67.     Institution of appeals  
   68.     Grounds of appeal  
   69.     Chairperson to fix date for hearing  
   70.     Representation  
   71.     Appeal to be rehearing  
   72.     Record of proceedings  
   73.     Decisions of questions  
   74.     Appeal to be heard in private except where board directs otherwise  
   75.     Powers of board  
   76.     Minister and commissioner to give effect to decision of board  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS

   77.     Appeal to Supreme Court  
   78.     Powers of Supreme Court on appeal  
   79.     Payment of fines  
   80.     Service of notices  
   81.     Regulation-making power  
           ENDNOTES