Fire Services Act 1990
sec.5Appointment of commissioner
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sec.5 Appointment of commissioner
The Governor in Council, acting on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint a commissioner. A person is eligible for appointment as commissioner only if the person has— professional firefighting experience; and incident control expertise; and fire prevention expertise. The commissioner is to be appointed under this Act, and not under the Public Sector Act 2022 . s 5 orig s 5 amd 1995 No. 55 s 4 exp 22 November 1995 (see s 5(15)) AIA s 20A applies (see s 5(14)) pres s 5 (prev s 9) amd 1996 No. 37 s 147 sch 2 ; 1996 No. 42 ss 9 , 21 sch 2 , 3 sch 3 ; 2001 No. 76 ss 24 (1) , 11 sch 2 ; 2009 No. 25 s 83 sch ; 2014 No. 17 s 73 (1) – (3) renum and reloc 2014 No. 17 s 73 (4) amd 2022 No. 34 s 365 sch 3 ; 2024 No. 22 s 25 (sec.5-ssec.1) The Governor in Council, acting on the recommendation of the Minister, shall appoint a commissioner. (sec.5-ssec.2) A person is eligible for appointment as commissioner only if the person has— professional firefighting experience; and incident control expertise; and fire prevention expertise. (sec.5-ssec.3) The commissioner is to be appointed under this Act, and not under the Public Sector Act 2022 .
- (a) professional firefighting experience; and
- (b) incident control expertise; and
- (c) fire prevention expertise.