Service must be with a recognised emergency management body.
A recognised emergency management body is:
- a body, or part of a body, that has a role or function under a plan that:
- is for coping with emergencies and/or disasters, and
- is prepared by the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory
- a fire-fighting, civil defence or rescue body, or part of such a body
- any other body, or part of a body, which substantially involves:
- securing the safety of persons or animals in an emergency or natural disaster
- protecting property in an emergency or natural disaster
- otherwise responding to an emergency or natural disaster.
The following are examples of bodies that would be recognised for the purposes of community service leave:
- the State Emergency Service (SES)
- Country Fire Authority (CFA)
- the RSPCA (in respect of animal rescue during emergencies or natural disasters).