New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

FIREARMS (GENERAL) REGULATION 1997 - REG 69

69 Additional requirements relating to security guards

(1) The Commissioner may refuse to issue a licence to a person who is employed as a security guard unless the person:

(a) has completed, to the satisfaction of the Commissioner, an approved firearms safety test, and

(b) produces the person’s class 1A licence under the Security Industry Act 1997 .

(2) In addition to the firearms safety training courses required in connection with an application for a licence, a security guard who possesses a firearm must undertake, at least once a year, such continuing firearms safety training courses as may be approved.

(3) A person who employs security guards must:

(a) ensure that subclause (2) is complied with by the persons employed as security guards by the employer, and

(b) report to the Commissioner when those persons have completed the required training.

Maximum penalty (subclauses (2) and (3)): 20 penalty units.