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Fire Service Act 1979
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### 26 Brigades
> *\[Section 26 Substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 23 \]*
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> > (1) The Commission may establish brigades.
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> > (2) A brigade may be established as a –
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> > > > (a) permanent brigade; or
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> > > > (b) composite brigade; or
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> > > > (c) volunteer brigade.
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> > (3) If a permanent brigade is established –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpa@EN) the Commission must appoint an employee as brigade chief of the brigade and appoint such employees as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient; and
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> > > > (b) the Commission may appoint such volunteers as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient.
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> > (4) If a composite brigade is established, the Commission must –
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (4) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpc@EN) appoint an employee as brigade chief of the brigade; and
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 26 Subsection (4) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja54@GC4@Hpd@EN) appoint such employees and volunteers as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient.
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> > (5) If a volunteer brigade is established, the Commission must –
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> > > > (a) appoint a volunteer as brigade chief of the brigade; and
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> > > > (b) appoint such volunteers as fire officers and fire-fighters of the brigade as the Commission considers necessary or expedient.
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> > (6) The Commission must not appoint a volunteer as an officer of a brigade unless that volunteer has been so nominated or elected by the other volunteers who are members of that brigade.
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> > (7) A brigade and its members must carry out such functions as the Chief Officer from time to time directs.
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> > (8) The Commission at any time may disband a brigade or amalgamate brigades.