Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EMERGENCIES ACT 2004 - SECT 59CA

    (1)     The commissioner may appoint a person as a volunteer (an "emergency services support volunteer")—

        (a)     to assist the commissioner to perform the commissioner's functions under this Act; or

        (b)     to assist an emergency service to perform the functions given to the service under this Act.

Note 1     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.

Note 2     In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see Legislation Act , s 207).

    (2)     However, the commissioner may not appoint a person under subsection (1) if it would be more appropriate for the chief officer of the service to appoint the person as a volunteer member of the service.

    (3)     The appointment of a person to assist an emergency service must be in accordance with the commissioner's guidelines for the service.