15Honesty and truthfulness

15 Honesty and truthfulness

15 Honesty and truthfulness

(1) A firefighter must act honestly and truthfully in the performance of the firefighter’s functions.

(2) In particular, a firefighter must not, in the capacity of a firefighter, do any of the following—

(a) wilfully or negligently make a false or misleading statement to a person,

(b) knowingly make a false or misleading statement in an official record,

(c) without good or sufficient cause—

(i) destroy or damage an official record, or

(ii) alter or remove any entry in the official record,

(d) fail to account promptly for money or property that comes into the firefighter’s possession during the course of the firefighter’s functions,

(e) otherwise engage, whether directly or indirectly, in corrupt conduct.