7State Fire Commission

7 State Fire Commission

(1)  There is established by this Act a corporation with the corporate name of "State Fire Commission".

(2)  The Commission –

(a) has perpetual succession;

(b) shall have an official seal;

(c) may take proceedings, and be proceeded against, in its corporate name;

(d) may, subject to this Act, acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property;

(e) may do and suffer all other things that corporations may, by law, do and suffer and that are necessary for or incidental to the purposes for which it is constituted; and

(f) has the functions imposed, and the powers conferred, on it by or under this or any other Act.

(3)  *[Section 7 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 29 of 1995, s. 6 ]**[Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by S.R. 1996 No. 127 ]*The Commission consists of –

(a) the Chief Officer; and

(ab) [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 3 of 2017, s. 4, Applied:31 Mar 2017] a chairperson appointed in accordance with section 7A ; and

(b) a person nominated by the United Firefighters Union (Tasmanian Branch); and

(c) a person nominated by the Tasmanian Retained Firefighters Association; and

(d) a person nominated by the Tasmanian Volunteer Fire Brigades Association; and

(e) [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 4 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2019] a person nominated by the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Financial Management Act 2016 ; and

(f) 2 persons nominated by the Local Government Association of Tasmania.

(4)  does not preclude the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the from nominating himself or herself as a member of the Commission.