Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A brigade may
consist of active members, probationary members, active reserve members,
support members and junior members.
(2) Subject to
subregulation (6), the total number of members of a brigade (excluding
junior members) is not to be greater than 40.
(3) Subject to
subregulation (6), the total number of active members and probationary
members of a brigade is not to be greater than 25.
(4) Subject to
subregulation (6), the total number of active reserve members and support
members of a brigade is not to be greater than 15.
(5) The number of
active members of a brigade is to be greater than the number of members of any
other category of membership of the brigade (excluding junior members), and
the active members are to include the brigade’s captain, lieutenant and
apparatus officer.
(6) The number of
members of a brigade, or of categories of membership of a brigade, may be
greater than the number specified in subregulation (2), (3) or (4) if the
Authority approves that number because of special circumstances that apply to
the brigade.
(7) For the purposes
of this regulation, a member of a brigade who has been granted leave of
absence for a period greater than 6 months under regulation 168(3)
is not counted as a member of the brigade while the member is on leave.
[Regulation 159 inserted in Gazette
16 May 2003 p. 1728‑9.]