Rural Fires Regulation 2022
19Executive Officer—the Act, s 50(4)
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19 Executive Officer—the Act, s 50(4)
19 Executive Officer—the Act, s 50(4)
(1) Each Bush Fire Management Committee must have an Executive Officer.
(2) The Executive Officer is a member of the Committee.
(3) The Executive Officer must be—
(a) if the Committee is constituted under the Act, section 50(1)—the fire control officer for the area, or
(b) if the Committee is constituted under the Act, section 50(1A)—a member of Fire and Rescue NSW nominated by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, or
(c) if the Committee is constituted under the Act, section 50(2)—a member of the Service nominated by the Commissioner, or
(d) if the Committee is constituted under the Act, section 50(3)—
(i) for a group of rural fire districts—a fire control officer for the area nominated by the Commissioner, or
(ii) for a group of fire districts—a member of Fire and Rescue NSW nominated by the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW.
(4) The Commissioner and the Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW may revoke a nomination made under subsection (3).