1008GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 April 2020

1008 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, WA 22 April 2020 (2) Notwithstanding subclause (1), a fire fighting member between the age of 16 and 18 must not attend a fire or other normal brigade activities incident unless the member has the consent of their parent or guardian and is accompanied by an appropriately trained fire fighting member over the age of 18. 4.3 Auxiliary members Auxiliary members are those persons who are willing to supply free vehicular transport for fire fighting members or fire fighting equipment, or who are prepared to render other assistance required by the bush fire brigade. 4.4 Cadet members Cadet members are— (a) to be aged 11 but not yet 16 years; (b) to be admitted to membership only with the consent of their parent or guardian; (c) admitted for the purpose of training and are not to attend or be in attendance at an uncontrolled fire or other emergency incident; (d) to be supervised by a fire fighting member when undertaking normal brigade activities as defined by paragraphs (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of section 35A of the Act; (e) ineligible to vote at bush fire brigade meetings; and (f) not to be assigned ranks under the Department‘s rank structure. 4.5 Honorary life members (1) The bush fire brigade may by a simple majority resolution appoint a person as an honorary life member in recognition of services by that person to the bush fire brigade. (2) No membership fees are to be payable by an honorary life member. 4.6 New Membership Application (1) A new member is to complete a DFES volunteer nomination form and accept the conditions for membership. (2) A minimum of two (2) Committee members, including the Captain, should decide whether to recommend the application to the CBFCO. (3) The CBFCO must endorse the application. 4.7 Dual Membership (1) A member may be a member of another local government brigade. (2) A member may not be a member of another brigade within the local government unless they have the written permission of the CBFCO. This permission may be conditional. 4.8 Conditions of Membership (1) The conditions of membership shall refer to— (a) Fire Fighters; (b) Management Support; (c) Auxiliary Members; and (d) Cadets. (2) A new member is required to complete the necessary Fire Fighter Training Courses as required by the local government prior to commencing active and unsupervised Fire Fighter duties. (3) Competency in these Training Courses shall be the minimum acceptable standard required for a Fire Fighter to perform active and unsupervised fire fighting duties. Currently this includes Induction, Introduction to Fire Fighting and Bush Fire Fighting training Courses— (a) Members must comply with the legislative requirements of the— (i) Bush Fires Act 1954 (WA); (ii) Fire and Emergency Services Act 1998 (WA); and (iii) Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA). (b) Members must act within the— (i) Local guidelines and policies of individual brigade; (ii) Brigade‘s local policies; (iii) Competency and commitment requirements for an active volunteer Fire Fighter or Operation and Management Support roles as required by the CBFCO; and (iv) State Hazard Plan—Fire (Interim). (c) Members must maintain currency of the appropriate licences to be able to operate brigade vehicles. Any traffic offence that results in a suspension or loss of licence must be reported to the CBFCO and the member must comply with the terms of their suspension. 4.9 Decision on Application for Membership (1) At the meeting of the Committee, the brigade Office Bearers may— (a) Accept the application; (b) Defer the application for further consideration; or (c) Refer the application to the CBFCO for consideration.