Ken Lay Quits Victoria Bushfire Recovery Post

Ken Lay (R) Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police speaks to the media as Andrew Colvin (L) Deputy Commissioner Victoria Police looks on in relation to the man shot after an altercation with Counter Terrorism officers on September 24, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. Scott Barbour/Getty Images

Former Victorian police commissioner Ken Lay has resigned from his role leading the state’s bushfire recovery agency, just six months after getting the job.

Lay was chosen to lead Bushfire Recovery Victoria in January following the summer’s bushfires.