Australian Fire Service Medal Regulations (Cth)

Regulations Governing the Award of the Australian Fire Service Medal

as amended

made under

Letters Patent

This compilation was prepared on 10 November 2009 taking into account Amendments of the Regulations Governing the Award of the Australian Fire Service Medal – 1997

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing, Attorney-General's Department, Canberra

Short title [see Note 1]

1 These Regulations may be cited as the Australian Fire Service Medal Regulations.

Interpretation

2 In these Regulations — Australian fire service means a Commonwealth fire service or a fire service of a State or Territory of the Commonwealth. Commonwealth fire service means a fire service of a Commonwealth agency (other than a fire service of the Australian Capital Territory). external Territory means any of the Territories of Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island. Medal means the Australian Fire Service Medal. responsible Minister means — (a) in the case of a fire service of a State — the Premier of that State or a Minister of the Crown of that State acting for and on behalf of the Premier; (b) in the case of a fire service of the Northern Territory of Australia — the Chief Minister of that Territory or a Minister of that Territory acting for and on behalf of the Chief Minister; (c) in the case of a fire service of the Australian Capital Territory — the Chief Minister of that Territory or a Minister of that Territory acting for and on behalf of the Chief Minister; (d) in the case of a Commonwealth fire service, the Minister of State for the time being responsible for administering the relevant agency; and (e) in the case of a fire service of an external Territory, the Minister of State for the time being responsible for administering that Territory.

Design of the Medal