Rural Fires Regulation 2022
7Probationary membership—the Act, s 135
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7 Probationary membership—the Act, s 135
7 Probationary membership—the Act, s 135
(1) A person’s membership of a rural fire brigade is initially for a probationary period of 6 months unless the responsible authority for the brigade decides otherwise.
(2) The responsible authority may remove the person’s name from the brigade register for the brigade if, at the end of the probationary period, the person—
(a) has not achieved a satisfactory level of competency required by the Service Standards, or
(b) does not satisfy the requirements for the confirmation of membership set out in the constitution for the brigade, or
(c) has not complied with the conditions of membership imposed by the responsible authority under section 6(4).