New South Wales Consolidated Acts

SECURITY INDUSTRY ACT 1997 - SECT 7

7 Offence of carrying on unauthorised security activities

(1) A person must not employ or provide persons to carry on security activities unless:

(a) the person is the holder of a master licence, and

(b) the person employs or provides no more than the number of persons authorised by the master licence.

Maximum penalty:

(a) in the case of a corporation-1,000 penalty units, or

(b) in the case of an individual-500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2) A person must not carry on a security activity (other than employing or providing persons to carry on security activities) unless the person is the holder of a class 1 licence, class 2 licence or provisional licence that authorises the person to carry on the security activity.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.