10Disciplinary action—the Act, s 135

#### 10 Disciplinary action—the Act, s 135 10 Disciplinary action—the Act, s 135 > > (1) An officer or member of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades is guilty of a breach of discipline if the officer or member— > > > > > (a) contravenes the Act or a provision of this Regulation, or > > > > > (b) is negligent, careless, inefficient or incompetent in the discharge of the officer’s or member’s duties, or > > > > > (c) fails to comply with the Service Standards. > > > (2) The appropriate disciplinary authority may take disciplinary action against an officer or member of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades if— > > > > > (a) an alleged breach of discipline is dealt with in accordance with the procedure set out in the Service Standards, and > > > > > (b) notice has been given in accordance with section 11(1), and > > > > > (c) the officer or member is found to have committed the breach. > > > (3) The appropriate disciplinary authority may take the following disciplinary action— > > > > > (a) reprimand the officer or member, > > > > > (b) suspend the officer or member from service with the rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades for a specified period, > > > > > (c) recommend to the responsible authority that the responsible authority do one or more of the following— > > > > > > > (i) demote the officer or member, > > > > > > > (ii) disqualify the officer or member from holding rank in the rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades, > > > > > > > (iii) remove the officer’s or member’s name from the brigade register for the brigade or brigades, > > > > > > > (iv) impose conditions on the officer’s or member’s membership of a rural fire brigade or group of rural fire brigades.