Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) The appointment of a person as a volunteer member of a service must be in accordance with the commissioner's guidelines for the service.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the appointment of a volunteer may be made to—
(a) an operational unit in the service; and
(b) a rank in the service.
(3) Before appointing a volunteer member of the rural fire service to a senior rank of the service, the chief officer (rural fire service) must consult with the bushfire council.
(4) In this section:
"operational unit "includes a brigade.
"senior rank", for the rural fire service, means a senior rank under the commissioner's guidelines for the service.