sec.332Particular fire commissioner

### sec.332 Particular fire commissioner This section applies in relation to a person who— before the commencement, was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 as a fire commissioner; and was, under the repealed Act, section 94, appointed or purportedly appointed by the relevant Minister to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department. It is declared that, despite the Fire Services Act 1990 — the relevant Minister is taken to have always had the power to appoint the person to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department; and the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department. Anything done or omitted to be done by the person, or another entity, during the validation period is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for that period. Anything done or omitted to be done by an entity, relying on the validity of a decision made or other thing done by the person or an entity during the validation period, is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed to act as the chief executive of the fire services department under the repealed Act, section 94 when the decision was made or other thing done. In this section— relevant Minister means the Minister administering the Fire Services department when the appointment or purported appointment mentioned in subsection (1)(b) was made. validation period means the period from 1 November 2013 to 30 June 2014, both days inclusive. s 332 ins 2025 No. 11 s 19D (sec.332-ssec.1) This section applies in relation to a person who— before the commencement, was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 as a fire commissioner; and was, under the repealed Act, section 94, appointed or purportedly appointed by the relevant Minister to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department. (sec.332-ssec.2) It is declared that, despite the Fire Services Act 1990 — the relevant Minister is taken to have always had the power to appoint the person to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department; and the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department. (sec.332-ssec.3) Anything done or omitted to be done by the person, or another entity, during the validation period is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act as the chief executive of the fire services department for that period. (sec.332-ssec.4) Anything done or omitted to be done by an entity, relying on the validity of a decision made or other thing done by the person or an entity during the validation period, is taken to be, and to have always been, as valid and lawful as it would be or would have been had the person been validly appointed to act as the chief executive of the fire services department under the repealed Act, section 94 when the decision was made or other thing done. (sec.332-ssec.5) In this section— relevant Minister means the Minister administering the Fire Services department when the appointment or purported appointment mentioned in subsection (1)(b) was made. validation period means the period from 1 November 2013 to 30 June 2014, both days inclusive. - (a) before the commencement, was appointed under the Fire Services Act 1990 as a fire commissioner; and - (b) was, under the repealed Act, section 94, appointed or purportedly appointed by the relevant Minister to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department. - (a) the relevant Minister is taken to have always had the power to appoint the person to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department; and - (b) the person is taken to have been validly appointed under the repealed Act, section 94 to act, during the validation period, as the chief executive of the fire services department.