Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) An application for a licence may be made to the chief executive by--
(a) for any licence--an individual; or
(b) for a security firm licence--a person or a partnership.
(2) The application must be made in the approved form and must be accompanied by the fee prescribed under a regulation.
(2A) If, before or when the application is made, the chief executive requires the payment of costs under section 12AA(1), the application must also be accompanied by the amount of the costs required to be paid.
(3) The applicant must state in the application--
(a) the term of the licence being applied for; and
(b) if the functions of more than 1 type of security provider are intended to be carried out under the licence--each type of security provider for which the licence is sought.
(3A) The applicant must also state in the application--
(a) if it is for carrying out the functions of a security officer--the category of functions intended to be carried out under the licence; or
(b) if it is for carrying out the functions of a security firm--the security firm services intended to be supplied under the licence.
(4) Only an individual may apply for, or be granted, a licence for carrying out the functions of any of the following--
(a) a bodyguard;
(b) a crowd controller;
(c) a private investigator;
(d) a security adviser;
(e) a security equipment installer;
(f) a security officer.
(5) The chief executive, by written notice, may request the applicant to give further information or documents relevant to the application within a stated period of at least 28 days.
(6) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if, within the stated period, the applicant does not comply with a request under subsection (5) without a reasonable excuse.
(7) A requirement mentioned in subsection (2A) is sufficiently made of the applicant if it is made generally of applicants in the approved form or notified on the department's website.