New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SECURITY INDUSTRY ACT 1997 - SECT 36

36 Licence to be worn by licensee

(1) The holder of a class 1, class 2 or provisional licence must, at all times while carrying on a security activity, wear on his or her person so as to be clearly visible his or her licence, being an original and not a photocopy or other copy.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(1A) For the purposes of this section, a licence is worn by a person so as to be "clearly visible" only if:

(a) the licence is attached to the person’s outer clothing, and

(b) the licence is attached at or above the level of the person’s waist, and

(c) the licence is attached at the front or side of the person’s body, and

(d) the licence is attached with the front face of the licence clearly visible to a person standing in front of the person, and

(e) there is no material adhering to the licence that obscures any part of the licence from the view of such a person, and

(f) any other requirements prescribed by the regulations are complied with.

(2) This section does not apply to a licensee who is exempted by the Commissioner in writing from the requirement to wear the licence because of the special nature of the licensee’s duties.