sec.150HUsing restricted expressions etc.

sec.150H Using restricted expressions etc.

A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— use a restricted expression without the commissioner’s written approval or in contravention of a condition imposed on the approval— in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or to raise funds, whether for the fire services or another entity; or use the expression ‘Queensland Fire and Rescue’, ‘Rural Fire Service Queensland’, ‘QFR’ or ‘RFSQ’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is a fire service officer if the person is not a fire service officer; or use the expression ‘rural fire brigade’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is a rural fire brigade member if the person is not a rural fire brigade member. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. An approval to use a restricted expression may be— given on conditions the commissioner considers appropriate; and amended, suspended or cancelled by the commissioner. In this section— restricted expression means any of the following expressions— ‘Queensland Fire and Rescue’; ‘Rural Fire Service Queensland’; ‘QFR’; ‘RFSQ’; ‘rural fire brigade’; a similar expression to an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) to (e) ; another expression that includes an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) to (e) . s 150H ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 sub 2024 No. 18 s 14 ; 2024 No. 22 s 67 (sec.150H-ssec.1) A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse— use a restricted expression without the commissioner’s written approval or in contravention of a condition imposed on the approval— in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or to raise funds, whether for the fire services or another entity; or use the expression ‘Queensland Fire and Rescue’, ‘Rural Fire Service Queensland’, ‘QFR’ or ‘RFSQ’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is a fire service officer if the person is not a fire service officer; or use the expression ‘rural fire brigade’, or a similar expression, in a way that suggests the person is a rural fire brigade member if the person is not a rural fire brigade member. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units. (sec.150H-ssec.2) An approval to use a restricted expression may be— given on conditions the commissioner considers appropriate; and amended, suspended or cancelled by the commissioner. (sec.150H-ssec.3) In this section— restricted expression means any of the following expressions— ‘Queensland Fire and Rescue’; ‘Rural Fire Service Queensland’; ‘QFR’; ‘RFSQ’; ‘rural fire brigade’; a similar expression to an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) to (e) ; another expression that includes an expression mentioned in paragraph (a) to (e) .

• (a) use a restricted expression without the commissioner’s written approval or in contravention of a condition imposed on the approval— (i) in, or as, the name of a business carried on by the person; or (ii) to advertise or otherwise promote goods or services provided by the person; or (iii) to raise funds, whether for the fire services or another entity; or