Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Miscellaneous and enforcement provisions - Agreements with Department of Conservation, New Zealand Defence Force, and Ministry of Education - Provisions relating to New Zealand Defence Force

150: Command of defence fire brigade and any other personnel

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"Who is in charge of the defence fire brigade and other personnel when they work together"

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When the Chief of Defence Force and FENZ work together, they must agree on who is in charge of the defence fire brigade and other FENZ personnel. You need to know that this agreement is made under section 148. The Chief of Defence Force can be in charge of the defence fire brigade when they are working together or when the brigade is working on its own outside a defence area. The Chief of Defence Force can do all the jobs and have all the powers of the person in charge of personnel under sections 38 to 45. This means they can make decisions and take actions as the person in charge. They have these powers when they are in charge of the defence fire brigade.

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149: Functions, duties, and powers of Chief of Defence Force in relation to defence area, or

"What the Chief of Defence Force can do in a defence area"

151: Memorandum of understanding with Ministry of Education, or

"How Fire and Emergency New Zealand works with schools to keep them safe from fires"

Part 4Miscellaneous and enforcement provisions
Agreements with Department of Conservation, New Zealand Defence Force, and Ministry of Education: Provisions relating to New Zealand Defence Force

150Command of defence fire brigade and any other personnel

Every agreement entered into between the Chief of Defence Force and FENZ under section 148 must provide for the command of a defence fire brigade and any other FENZ personnel when they are operating together, whether in a defence area or otherwise.
If the Chief of Defence Force has been vested with a command in accordance with subsection (1) or a defence fire brigade is operating on its own outside a defence area, the Chief of Defence Force may perform all the functions and duties and exercise all the powers of the person in charge of personnel under sections 38 to 45.

Compare

1975 No 42 s 36A(3), (4)

Notes

Section 150(2): amended, on 30 November 2022, by section 51 of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).