Licensing Updates - Australian Security Industry Association Ltd (ASIAL)

Licensing Updates

Mutual Recognition Act 1992

ASIAL has received calls from members regarding the Mutual Recognition Act 1992. Section 16, Part 3 of the Act covers the principle of mutual recognition, provided a security licence is current.

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QLD Security Providers Regulation 2008

Phase 3 of the government's implementation schedule includes the regulation of new sectors of the industry, which includes security equipment installers, dog handlers, in-house security guards, and security advisors.

The Office of Fair Trading has developed an online information tool to assist the security industry in understanding the changes to the Security Providers Act 1993 (Act).
The tool contains information on the new law changes, new licence classes, licensing and training requirements, the licence application process, fees, fact sheets and more.

View the fact sheets from the Department of Justice & Attorney General website

View the information flyer produced by ASIAL

Requirements for probity checks in the ACT

Remember, if you are applying for a new ACT security licence, or renewing an existing licence on or after 1 July 2008 you must send your police records check consent form to the Australian Federal Police directly.
The cost of obtaining the Police Certificate is $32.73 and payable by cheque or money order made out to Australian Federal Police.
Once they have returned your Police Certificate to you, you can then submit your licence application to the Office of Regulatory Services. They will not accept your application without your current Police Certificate.
This does not apply if your application is being made on Mutual Recognition of a current interstate security licence for the same activities.

South Australian Licensee Update

Published by the Office of Liquor and Gambling in South Australia and sent quarterly

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Security and Related Activities (Control) Amendment Bill 2007 Update

The Bill brings together a range of major reforms and minor administrative changes resulting from the reviews and recommendations of the council. These include:

The ability to prescribe by regulation disqualifying offences that will apply across the whole of the security and related industries.
The requirement for all applicants and licensees to be fingerprinted.
The creation of an additional security licence for unarmed security bodyguards, and the current drug testing regime that presently applies to crowd controllers and crowd control agents will be expanded to include security officers who are endorsed to carry a baton or a firearm.
The preparation of a code of conduct to apply across all licensees.
The appointment of compliance officers to investigate offences against the act and its supporting regulations.
The introduction of a 100-point proof-of-identity requirement for all persons who apply for a licence.
An increase in the fines for the commission of serious offences by individuals from the current maximum of $10,000 to a maximum of $15,000.
An increase in the fines for serious offences committed by bodies corporate from the current maximum of $20,000 to a maximum of $75,000.
The empowerment of licensing officers to require additional information from applicants when the officers consider that such information is needed and the applicant has resided in another country in the preceding five years or has been away from Australia in other countries for more than 12 months in the preceding five years.

Deadlines for Class 1 training

The NSW Police Force revised the 2008 deadlines for Class 1 security industry licensees to meet upgraded training deadlines. 2009 deadlines remain unchanged.
The deadlines are as follows:

A licensee who elects to retain or take-up subclass...

Previous deadline

Revised deadline

1 June 2008

1 August 2008

1C and/or 1D (but not 1F)

1 September 2008

1 November 2008

1B and/or 1G (but not 1C, 1D or 1F)

1 March 2009

Unchanged

1A and/or 1E (but no others)