16Duty to obey orders and directions and act fairly and responsibly

16 Duty to obey orders and directions and act fairly and responsibly

16 Duty to obey orders and directions and act fairly and responsibly

A firefighter must not do any of the following—

(a) disobey or disregard a lawful order or direction made or given by a person having the authority to make or give the order or direction,

(b) be disrespectful or insolent to a person in authority over the firefighter,

(c) abuse the firefighter’s authority by acting oppressively towards a subordinate,

(d) without good or sufficient reason, be absent from duty or be late for a parade, drill or other required attendance,

(e) through negligence, carelessness or malice, allow loss, damage or injury to occur to a person or property,

(f) fail to report matter, or make an entry in an official record, that is the firefighter’s duty to report or make.