Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00347:clause:1_9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00347
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 9
Character Range: 5018–6535

9  Removal from membership
 (1) The Minister must remove the name of a person from a brigade register if the person:
 (a) dies; or
 (b) applies in writing to have the person's name removed from the brigade register.
 (2) The Minister may remove the name of a person from a brigade register if the person:
 (a) is found to have committed a breach of discipline under section 11; or
 (b) becomes mentally incapacitated; or
 (c) is convicted in the Territory of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more; or
 (d) is convicted outside the Territory of an offence that, if committed in the Territory, would be an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more; or
 (e) in the Minister's opinion, is no longer a fit and proper person to be a member of the rural fire brigade.
 (3) Without limiting paragraph (2)(e), the Minister may form an opinion that a person is no longer a fit and proper person to be a member of a rural fire brigade if the person:
 (a) has not been an active member of the brigade for a period of at least 12 months; or
 (b) has not paid the person's annual subscription in accordance with the brigade's constitution.
 (4) The Minister must notify the person, in writing, before removing the person's name from the brigade register under paragraph (2)(b), (c), (d) or (e).
 (5) If the Minister gives notice under subsection (4), the Minister must not remove the person's name until 21 days after giving the notice, or until the conclusion of any review under section 10.