New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

SECURITY INDUSTRY REGULATION 2007 - REG 19

19 Direct supervision: section 29A

For the purposes of section 29A of the Act, the holder of a provisional licence ( "the provisional licensee") is under the direct supervision of a person ( "the competent person") who holds a class 1 licence that authorises the carrying on of the security activity to which the provisional licence relates if:

(a) the provisional licensee receives detailed written instructions (which may, for example, be in the form of standard operating procedures, employment policies or an employment procedure manual) from the licensee’s employer on the work to be performed, and

(b) the provisional licensee performs tasks that are part of an overall work routine that is documented, and

(c) the provisional licensee is subject to regular personal progress checks, in writing, on the work being performed by a nominated supervisor, and

(d) in the case of the holder of a class P1C licence:

(i) the competent person is on the same premises as the provisional licensee, and

(ii) the provisional licensee is as far as practicable in the line of sight of the competent person, and

(iii) the competent person is able to immediately render assistance to the provisional licensee if required, and

(iv) there is at least one competent person on the relevant premises for every 3 provisional licensees, and

(e) in the case of the holder of a class P1D licence (but only for the period of 3 months from the date the holder of such a licence commences employment with the relevant employer):

(i) the competent person is on the same premises as the provisional licensee, and

(ii) the provisional licensee is as far as practicable in the line of sight of the competent person, and

(iii) the competent person is able to immediately render assistance to the provisional licensee if required, and

(iv) there is at least the same number of competent persons as provisional licensees on the relevant premises, and

(f) in the case of the holder of a class P1F licence:

(i) the provisional licensee is as far as practicable in the line of sight of the competent person, and

(ii) the competent person is able to immediately render assistance to the provisional licensee if required, and

(iii) the competent person holds a firearms licence under the Firearms Act 1996 and the competent person’s genuine reason under that Act for possessing or using the firearm is for business or employment, and

(iv) there is at least the same number of competent persons as provisional licensees on the relevant premises.