103Transfer of other Country Fire Authority staff

103 Transfer of other Country Fire Authority staff (1) The Minister may direct the Country Fire Authority to transfer a person, or persons included in a class of persons, to the employment of Fire Rescue Victoria on and from the day specified in the direction, if the person or persons— (a) were employed to perform functions or duties under the **Country Fire Authority Act 1958**, whether by the Chief Officer or the Country Fire Authority under section 17 of the **Country Fire Authority Act 1958** or otherwise, immediately before the commencing day; and (b) were not transferred to Fire Rescue Victoria because of the operation of section 102. (2) If the Minister gives a direction under subsection (1) in relation to a person, or persons included in a class of persons— (a) the person or persons are taken to have been employed by Fire Rescue Victoria with effect from the day specified in the direction; and (b) section 102 applies as if— (i) the person had been transferred under that section; and (ii) references in that section to the commencing day were references to the day specified in the direction. (3) The Minister must not give a direction under subsection (1) on or after 31 December 2020. S. 104 inserted by No. 20/2019 s. 82.