Fire Services Act 1990
sec.151IAppointments and authority
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sec.151I Appointments and authority
In a proceeding under an Act, the appointment of each of the following is presumed unless a party to the proceeding gives reasonable notice that the party requires the appointment to be proved— the commissioner; the chief fire officer; the deputy commissioner; the chief officer; a fire service officer; an investigation officer; a chief fire warden; a fire warden; a rural fire brigade member; a field officer; a forest officer. The authority of each person mentioned in subsection (1) to do anything under this Act is also presumed in the proceeding unless a party to the proceeding gives reasonable notice the party requires the person’s authority to be proved. s 151I ins 2014 No. 17 s 100 amd 2024 No. 18 s 16 ; 2024 No. 22 s 68 (sec.151I-ssec.1) In a proceeding under an Act, the appointment of each of the following is presumed unless a party to the proceeding gives reasonable notice that the party requires the appointment to be proved— the commissioner; the chief fire officer; the deputy commissioner; the chief officer; a fire service officer; an investigation officer; a chief fire warden; a fire warden; a rural fire brigade member; a field officer; a forest officer. (sec.151I-ssec.2) The authority of each person mentioned in subsection (1) to do anything under this Act is also presumed in the proceeding unless a party to the proceeding gives reasonable notice the party requires the person’s authority to be proved.
- (a) the commissioner;
- (b) the chief fire officer;
- (c) the deputy commissioner;
- (d) the chief officer;
- (e) a fire service officer;
- (f) an investigation officer;
- (g) a chief fire warden;
- (h) a fire warden;
- (i) a rural fire brigade member;
- (j) a field officer;
- (k) a forest officer.