sec.25Staff

sec.25 Staff

The commissioner may employ the persons the commissioner considers necessary to perform the fire services’ functions. Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner may employ the number of executive officers or senior officers as is necessary for the effective administration of the Act and the performance of the fire services’ functions. However, the commissioner may employ a person as an executive officer, or a senior officer, in QFR under this section only if the commissioner is satisfied the person has— professional firefighting experience; and incident control expertise; and fire prevention expertise. Subsection (3) does not apply to the employment of a person as a scientific officer in QFR. Also, the commissioner may employ a person as an executive officer in RFSQ under this section only if the commissioner is satisfied the person has— rural firefighting experience; or rural incident control expertise; or rural fire prevention expertise. In this section— executive officer means a person employed in a role equivalent to that of a senior executive under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 188 . scientific officer means an officer who— holds a tertiary qualification in applied science, chemical engineering, chemistry or science that is directly relevant to the performance of the functions of the office; and does not perform firefighting or incident control functions or duties. senior officer means a person employed in a role equivalent to that of a senior officer under the Public Sector Act 2022 , schedule 2 . s 25 amd 1995 No. 55 s 7 sub 1996 No. 42 s 13 ; 2001 No. 76 s 20 amd 2014 No. 17 s 80 sub 2024 No. 22 s 34 (sec.25-ssec.1) The commissioner may employ the persons the commissioner considers necessary to perform the fire services’ functions. (sec.25-ssec.2) Without limiting subsection (1) , the commissioner may employ the number of executive officers or senior officers as is necessary for the effective administration of the Act and the performance of the fire services’ functions. (sec.25-ssec.3) However, the commissioner may employ a person as an executive officer, or a senior officer, in QFR under this section only if the commissioner is satisfied the person has— professional firefighting experience; and incident control expertise; and fire prevention expertise. (sec.25-ssec.3A) Subsection (3) does not apply to the employment of a person as a scientific officer in QFR. (sec.25-ssec.4) Also, the commissioner may employ a person as an executive officer in RFSQ under this section only if the commissioner is satisfied the person has— rural firefighting experience; or rural incident control expertise; or rural fire prevention expertise. (sec.25-ssec.5) In this section— executive officer means a person employed in a role equivalent to that of a senior executive under the Public Sector Act 2022 , section 188 . scientific officer means an officer who— holds a tertiary qualification in applied science, chemical engineering, chemistry or science that is directly relevant to the performance of the functions of the office; and does not perform firefighting or incident control functions or duties. senior officer means a person employed in a role equivalent to that of a senior officer under the Public Sector Act 2022 , schedule 2 .