PRIVATE SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 17 Additional particular requirements for licence applications

PRIVATE SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 17

    (1)     An application for a private security individual operator licence must be accompanied by—

S. 17(1)(a) substituted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(1)(a).

        (a)     proof of identity of the applicant, being—

              (i)     a full set of fingerprints; and

              (ii)     if the Chief Commissioner so requires, proof by way of the specified identification method; and

        (b)     two written references from a prescribed class of person attesting to the applicant's suitability to hold a private security individual operator licence.

    (2)     An application for a private security business licence must—

        (a)     in the case of an application by a natural person, be accompanied by—

S. 17(2)(a)(i) substituted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(1)(b)(i).

              (i)     proof of identity of the applicant, being—

    (A)     a full set of fingerprints; and

    (B)     if the Chief Commissioner so requires, proof by way of the specified identification method; and

              (ii)     two written references from a prescribed class of person attesting to the applicant's suitability to hold a private security business licence; and

              (iii)     a statement setting out the name and the business, residential and postal address of any person who is a close associate of the applicant, that is signed by each close associate specified in the statement; and

              (iv)     proof of identity of each person named in the statement, being, if the Chief Commissioner so requires, proof by way of the specified identification method; and

              (v)     two written references from a prescribed class of person for each person named in the statement; and

        (b)     in the case of an application by a body corporate be accompanied by—

              (i)     a statement setting out the name and the business, residential and postal address of—

    (A)     the nominated person of the body corporate; and

    (B)     any other officers of the body corporate; and

    (C)     any person who is a close associate of the applicant—

that is, in the case of a statement relating to a close associate, signed by the close associate; and

S. 17(2)(b)(ii) substituted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(1)(b)(ii).

              (ii)     in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph (i)(A) or (B), a full set of fingerprints; and

S. 17(2)(b)(iia) inserted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(1)(b)(ii).

        (iia)     in the case of a person referred to in subparagraph (i)(C), a full set of fingerprints, if the Chief Commissioner so requires; and

S. 17(2)(b)(iib) inserted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(1)(b)(ii).

        (iib)     proof of identity of each person named in the statement by way of the specified identification method, if the Chief Commissioner so requires; and

              (iii)     two written references from a prescribed class of person for each person named in the statement.

S. 17(3) inserted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(2).

    (3)     The Chief Commissioner must destroy or cause to be destroyed any fingerprints provided under this section and any record, copy or photograph of them as soon as the Chief Commissioner has no further use for them.

S. 17(4) inserted by No. 61/2010 s. 12(2).

    (4)     For the purposes of subsection (3), the Chief Commissioner is to be considered to have no further use for fingerprints when—

        (a)     they were obtained in connection with an application for a private security licence and the application is refused; or

        (b)     the private security licence with which they were obtained is cancelled or not renewed.