17Unacceptable behaviour

17 Unacceptable behaviour

17 Unacceptable behaviour

(1) A firefighter must not do any of the following—

(a) come on or attend duty while under the influence of alcohol or a drug,

(b) while on duty—

(i) consume, use or possess any alcohol or drug, or

(ii) gamble in circumstances that adversely affect the discipline or efficiency of Fire and Rescue NSW,

(c) while on or off duty—

(i) smoke at a fire or drill, on departmental premises or in a departmental vehicle, or

(ii) smoke or consume alcohol in a public place while in uniform, or

(iii) by words or action—

(A) behave in a way that is subversive of discipline or calculated to bring discredit on Fire and Rescue NSW, or

(B) bully, harass, sexually harass, intimidate or threaten a person, or

(C) discriminate against a person on the grounds of sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, carer’s responsibilities or any other ground for which discrimination is prohibited by the Anti-Discrimination Act 1977,

(d) while off duty, enter or remain on departmental premises without authority.

(2) The officer in charge of departmental premises must not allow a firefighter to come on duty if, in the officer’s opinion, the firefighter is—

(a) under the influence of alcohol or a drug, and

(b) unable to exercise the functions of a firefighter.

(3) In this section—

drug has the same meaning as in the Road Transport Act 2013, but does not include alcohol.