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OBJECTIVES and FUNCTIONS (a) To organise the Fire Brigades of Canterbury into, and under the Canterbury Provincial Fire Brigades Association. (b) To encourage and assist in the formation and functions of new Brigades in the Canterbury Province. (c) To formulate and establish within the Association a model constitution governing the functions of Sub-Associations and also to establish a set of rules - based on the United Fire Brigades Association Rules. (d) To assist in ensuring that all matters of grievance within the Association are amicably settled and rectified, but if it is felt that the matter is of greater importance than can be handled by the Canterbury Provincial Fire Brigades Association it be referred to the executive of the United Fire Brigades Association for its full consideration. (e) To hold Annual Conferences and Annual Challenges. (f) To promote and encourage the sub associations, and oversee their administration and operation. (g) To encourage Brigades to maintain a high level of efficiency in both administration and operations. (h) To do all such other lawful things as the Executive consider reasonable and necessary to promote and implement the rules and goodwill of the Association. PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP (a) Collectively, the advantages of the Association are placing each other in the closest possible communication for the acquisition of knowledge on the matters relating to their position, advancement, efficiency, welfare, and protection of affiliated Brigades, and inspiring by such a union a feeling of strength and confidence in the resources which could never be maintained while remaining isolated, or by small local combinations. (b) Voting rights at the annual conference and half-yearly meeting. (c) Nomination of personnel for election to the executive. (d) Participation in Provincial and Inter-Provincial challenges. (e) Participation in other activities run under the auspices of the Association.
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