Fire Service Act 1979

An appointed member holds office as a member of the Commission for a term of 3 years, unless he sooner vacates office under this Schedule.

The Governor may remove an appointed member of the Commission from office if he is satisfied that that member –

has become incapable of carrying out his duties;

has misconducted himself in the performance of the duties of his office;

has, without leave of the Commission, been absent from 3 or more consecutive meetings of the Commission;

has applied to take, or takes, advantage of any law relating to bankruptcy, or has compounded or entered into an arrangement with his creditors; or

has been convicted in this State of a crime or an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 12 months or more, or has been convicted of a crime or an offence which would, if committed in this State, be a crime or an offence so punishable, or has been convicted, whether in this State or elsewhere, of a crime or offence for which he has been sentenced to imprisonment.

Where an appointed member of the Commission dies or ceases to hold office otherwise than by reason of the effluxion of time, the Governor may appoint a person to fill the office for the remainder of the term for which the vacating member was so appointed.

An appointed member may, by instrument in writing under his hand addressed to the Governor, apply to resign from office, and he vacates that office on the acceptance of the application by the Governor.

The chairperson of the Commission shall convene a meeting of the Commission on not less than one occasion in each month and on such other occasions as the Minister may direct.

The chairperson of the Commission shall preside at all meetings of the Commission at which he is present.

In the absence of the chairperson from a meeting of the Commission, the members present shall elect one of their number to preside at the meeting.

Four members constitute a quorum of the Commission.

A question arising at a meeting of the Commission shall be determined by a majority of the votes of the members present and entitled to vote at the meeting and, in the event of an equality of votes, the chairperson or other member presiding at the meeting may exercise a second or casting vote and, if that right is not exercised, the matter stands adjourned to the next meeting of the Commission.

Subject to this clause, the Commission may regulate its own proceedings in such manner as it thinks fit.