(1) Except as provided in section 17K, the Commission may not give directions to any member of the Fire Service other than the chief executive.
(2) Any direction given to the chief executive shall, subject to this Act, be in accordance with the conditions of employment of the chief executive.
(3) This section applies despite section 25 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
Section 15B: inserted, on 1 January 1991, by section 13 of the Fire Service Amendment Act 1990 (1990 No 136).
Section 15B(3): added, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).