South Australian Consolidated Regulations

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES REGULATIONS 2005 - REG 7

7—Registration of members of SACFS brigades

        (1)         A person will not be recognised as a member of an SACFS brigade unless the person is registered as a member of that brigade by the Chief Officer.

        (2)         The Chief Officer may refuse to register a person as a member of an SACFS brigade if—

            (a)         the Chief Officer requires the person to undergo a medical examination determined by the Chief Officer and the person fails to pass that examination; or

            (b)         the Chief Officer considers that the person is not a fit and proper person to be a member of an SACFS brigade; or

            (c)         in the case of a person who is applying to be registered as a fire-fighter—the Chief Officer considers that the person would not be reasonably available to respond to fires or other emergencies, or otherwise to carry out his or her functions and responsibilities as such a member of the brigade; or

            (d)         the Chief Officer is satisfied that some other reasonable ground exists on which to refuse registration.

        (3)         An application to register a person as a member of an SACFS brigade must be in a form approved by the Chief Officer.

        (4)         Unless the Chief Officer otherwise determines, the registration of a person as a member of an SACFS brigade will at first be on probation for a period of 6 months.

        (5)         Subregulation (4) does not apply in relation to a person—

            (a)         who has transferred from one brigade to another brigade; and

            (b)         if so determined by the Chief Officer—whose period between being a member of one brigade and becoming a member of the other brigade does not exceed a period specified by the Chief Officer for the purposes of this provision; and

            (c)         who was not on probation as a member of the brigade from which he or she is transferring.

        (6)         During a period of probation, the person must (unless the Chief Officer otherwise determines) successfully complete an introductory course of training approved by the Chief Officer.

        (7)         If a person successfully completes a course in accordance with subregulation (6), the registration of that person as a member of an SACFS brigade will be taken to have been confirmed by the Chief Officer.

        (8)         Unless the Chief Officer otherwise determines, if a person fails to complete a course in accordance with subregulation (6)—

            (a)         the person will be registered as an operational support member; or

            (b)         with the agreement of the person, his or her registration as a member of an SACFS brigade will lapse.

        (9)         Subject to section 70 of the Act, the Chief Officer may terminate the registration of a person as a member of an SACFS brigade on any reasonable ground.