South Australian Numbered Acts

FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES ACT 2005 (NO 40 OF 2005) - SCHEDULE 2

Schedule 2—Code of conduct to be observed by officers and firefighters for the purposes of Part 3

An officer or a firefighter—

            (a)         must not, without proper excuse, be absent from, or late in attending, any place at which he or she is required to attend in the course of his or her duty;

            (b)         must not, without proper excuse, disobey an order of an officer or firefighter who is of superior rank and must not be guilty of insubordination;

            (c)         must not neglect his or her duty—

                  (i)         by failing to carry out duties promptly and diligently;

                  (ii)         by failing to report to the Chief Officer of SAMFS or other proper authority any matter that is relevant to the administration of this Act and of which he or she has knowledge;

                  (iii)         in any other manner;

            (d)         must not be negligent in the performance of his or her duty under this Act;

            (e)         must not exercise his or her authority under this Act in an unnecessarily oppressive manner;

            (f)         must not, without proper excuse, damage or destroy, or permit the damage or destruction of, property belonging to SAMFS;

            (g)         must not, without proper excuse, fail to report to the Chief Officer of SAMFS or other proper authority any damage to, or loss or destruction of, any property belonging to SAMFS;

            (h)         must not, without proper authority, alter or remove an entry in a book, document or other record belonging to SAMFS;

                  (i)         must not, without proper excuse, use property belonging to SAMFS for an unauthorised purpose;

            (j)         must not knowingly make a false or misleading statement in the course of his or her duty under this Act;

            (k)         must not fail to account for money or property of SAMFS that comes into his or her possession;

            (l)         must not use his or her position as an officer or firefighter to obtain an ulterior pecuniary or material benefit;

            (m)         must not, without proper excuse, render himself or herself unfit, by the consumption of alcohol or the use of any other drug, to carry out any duty under this Act;

            (n)         must not consume alcohol or use a drug (other than alcohol or a drug prescribed by a medical practitioner) in the course of performing any duty under this Act;

            (o)         must not, while on duty, engage in gambling;

            (p)         must not, while on duty, act in a disorderly manner or in a manner that is likely to be prejudicial to the maintenance of discipline in the fire service conducted by SAMFS;

            (q)         must not, without proper excuse, fail to be of clean and tidy appearance and of courteous demeanour when in uniform in a public place;

            (r)         must not divulge to the public confidential information acquired by him or her in the course of his or her duty;

            (s)         must not, without proper authority, make a public statement purporting to be made on behalf of the Chief Officer or SAMFS.