Tasmanian Consolidated Acts

SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS AGENTS ACT 2002 - SECT 27

      (1) The holder of a licence must produce his or her identity card on demand from –

(a) a police officer; or

(b) an authorised person; or

(c) any other person requiring confirmation.

Penalty:

In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, 500 penalty units; and

(b) a natural person, 100 penalty units.

      (2) A security agent or security guard must wear his or her identity card while undertaking security guard activities so that it is clearly visible.

Penalty:

In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, 500 penalty units; and

(b) a natural person, 100 penalty units.

      (3) Subsection (2) does not apply to a security agent or security guard who the Commissioner has exempted, in writing provided to the security agent or security guard, from having to comply with that subsection.

      (4) For the purposes of subsection (3), the Commissioner may provide the exemption if –

(a) he or she is satisfied that the duties of the security agent or security guard are of a special nature that requires the provision of the exemption in the interests of safety; and

(b) the security agent or security guard has paid any prescribed fee.

      (5) When undertaking crowd control activities, a crowd control agent or crowd controller must wear his or her identifying number so that it is clearly visible.

Penalty:

In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; and

(b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.