AN160268 – Public Service Award 1992
(1) Subject to operational requirements, paid leave of absence shall be granted by the employer to an officer who is an active volunteer member of State Emergency Service Units, St John Ambulance Brigade, Volunteer Fire and Rescue Service Brigades, Bush Fire Brigades, Volunteer Marine Rescue Services Groups or FESA Units, in order to allow for attendance at emergencies as declared by the recognised authority.
(2) The employer shall be advised as soon as possible by the officer, the emergency service, or other person as to the absence and, where possible, the expected duration of leave.
(3) The officer must complete a leave of absence form immediately upon return to work.
(4) The application form must be accompanied by a certificate from the emergency organisation certifying that the officer was required for the specified period.
(5) An officer, who during the course of an emergency, volunteers their services to an emergency organisation, shall comply with subclauses (2), (3) and (4).
