New Zealand Fire Service Commission
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The New Zealand Fire Service Commission is the overseeing authority controlling the New Zealand Fire Service
and the New Zealand National Rural Fire Authority. It is established via the New Zealand Fire Service Act 1975.
The Commission is composed of five members, and the Minister is required by law to appoint at least one person who is either a fire engineer or has experience as a senior operational fire fighter.
The current members of the Commission are:
The Fire Service Commission is a crown entity that reports to the Minister of Internal Affairs.
The Chair and members are appointed by the Governor-General
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New Zealand Fire Service
The New Zealand Fire Service is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed responsibility for several other areas.-Strategic Direction:The New Zealand Fire Service has defined for...
and the New Zealand National Rural Fire Authority. It is established via the New Zealand Fire Service Act 1975.
The Commission is composed of five members, and the Minister is required by law to appoint at least one person who is either a fire engineer or has experience as a senior operational fire fighter.
The current members of the Commission are:
- Dame Margaret Bazley - Chairperson
- Terry Scott - Deputy Chair
- Angela Foulkes
- Dr Piers Reid
- John Hercus
The Fire Service Commission is a crown entity that reports to the Minister of Internal Affairs.
The Chair and members are appointed by the Governor-General
Governor-General
A Governor-General, is a vice-regal person of a monarch in an independent realm or a major colonial circonscription. Depending on the political arrangement of the territory, a Governor General can be a governor of high rank, or a principal governor ranking above "ordinary" governors.- Current uses...
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