Fire Services Act 1990
sec.7QAppointment
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sec.7Q Appointment
The commissioner is to appoint a chief officer. A person is eligible for appointment as chief officer only if the person has— rural firefighting experience; or rural incident control expertise; or rural fire prevention expertise. The commissioner must have regard to the matters mentioned in section 25B when appointing a person as the chief officer. The chief officer is to be employed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 . s 7Q ins 2024 No. 22 s 28 (sec.7Q-ssec.1) The commissioner is to appoint a chief officer. (sec.7Q-ssec.2) A person is eligible for appointment as chief officer only if the person has— rural firefighting experience; or rural incident control expertise; or rural fire prevention expertise. (sec.7Q-ssec.3) The commissioner must have regard to the matters mentioned in section 25B when appointing a person as the chief officer. (sec.7Q-ssec.4) The chief officer is to be employed under this Act and not the Public Sector Act 2022 .
- (a) rural firefighting experience; or
- (b) rural incident control expertise; or
- (c) rural fire prevention expertise.