18AAGranting, suspension and withdrawal of membership of SES units

18AA Granting, suspension and withdrawal of membership of SES units

18AA Granting, suspension and withdrawal of membership of SES units

(1) Membership of an SES unit may be granted, suspended or withdrawn by any of the following—

(a) the Commissioner,

(b) a zone commander, local commander or unit commander responsible for the SES unit.

(2) Membership of an SES unit may be withdrawn at any time and for any reason.

(3) Membership of an SES unit may be suspended at any time, but only for the purposes of conducting an investigation into—

(a) the member’s alleged offence against any law, or

(b) the member’s alleged contravention of, or failure to comply with, the procedures or instructions of the State Emergency Service.

(4) A person whose membership of an SES unit is withdrawn may—

(a) if the membership was withdrawn by the Commissioner—apply to the Commissioner to reconsider that action, or

(b) if the membership was withdrawn by a zone commander, local commander or unit commander—appeal to the Commissioner against that action.

(5) On an application or an appeal being made by a person under subsection (4), the Commissioner may—

(a) reinstate the person’s membership, or

(b) confirm the withdrawal of the person’s membership.

(6) The procedures for—

(a) suspending or withdrawing membership of an SES unit, and

(b) appealing against the withdrawal of membership of an SES unit,

are to be as set out in the procedure manuals maintained by the State Emergency Service.

(7) This section has effect despite any other law relating to membership of an association that is an SES unit.

s 18AA: Ins 2005 No 88, Sch 1 [23]. Am 2018 No 59, Sch 4 [3] [6] [7].