Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fires Ordinance 2014
8Establishment of the Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fire Service
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8 Establishment of the Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fire Service
(1) The Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fire Service is established by this Ordinance.
Note: The Jervis Bay Territory Rural Fire Service is referred to in this Ordinance as the “Rural Fire Service”.
(2) The Rural Fire Service comprises the following members: (a) staff of the Service; (b) volunteer rural fire fighters. (3) Before carrying out a function of a person mentioned in subsection (2) under this Ordinance that relates to or otherwise affects: (a) Defence land; or (b) anything on Defence land; or (c) an activity being conducted, or to be conducted, on Defence land; or (d) a person on Defence land; the person must be satisfied that the Senior Australian Defence Force Officer at HMAS Creswell, or a person authorised by the Senior Australian Defence Force Officer, has been consulted. (4) However, the person is not required to comply with subsection (3) if the requirement to be consulted has been waived by: (a) the Secretary of the Defence Department; or (b) the Chief of the Defence Force; or (c) the Senior Australian Defence Force Officer at HMAS Creswell; or (d) a person authorised by the Senior Australian Defence Force Officer at HMAS Creswell to waive the requirement in subsection (3).