PRIVATE SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 183 Licences under old Act deemed to be private security individual operator licences

PRIVATE SECURITY ACT 2004 - SECT 183

    (1)     On and from the commencement day, a licence granted under Part IIA of the old Act, in force immediately before that day, which authorised a person to carry on a class A security activity is deemed, on and from that day, to be a private security individual operator licence that authorises the person to carry on such an activity.

    (2)     A licence that is deemed to be a private security individual operator licence under subsection (1)—

        (a)     is subject to any conditions to which the licence was subject immediately before the commencement day; and

        (b)     remains in force for the remainder of the term of the licence unless before the end of that term—

              (i)     the licence is cancelled, or suspended under Part 3; or

              (ii)     a private security individual operator licence that authorises the carrying on of such an activity is granted, or refused to be granted, under Part 3 to that person—

whichever is the sooner.

    (3)     The holder of a licence that is deemed to be a private security individual operator licence under subsection (1) is not entitled to renew that licence under this Act.

    (4)     If an application has been made under Part 3 for the issue of a new licence by the holder of a licence that is deemed to be a private security individual operator licence under subsection (1), the licence is deemed to continue in force, after the expiry of the licence period, until the Chief Commissioner makes a decision in relation to the application or refuses to make a decision in relation to the application.