Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Private Security Regulations 2005 - SECT 58

Persons for giving written references

58. Persons for giving written references

For the purposes of sections 17 and 74 of the Act, the class of person that is
prescribed for the giving of written references is a person who-

   (a)  has known the person referred to in the reference for at least 12
        months; and

   (b)  is not related by birth or marriage to that person; and

   (c)  is any of the following-

   (i)  a person listed in section 107A(1) of the Evidence Act 1958;

   (ii) a registered nurse within the meaning of the Nurses Act 1993 or any
        corresponding law of another State or Territory;

   (iii) a registered teacher within the meaning of the Victorian Institute of
        Teaching Act 2001 or any corresponding law of another State or
        Territory;

   (iv) a commissioned officer currently serving with the Australian Defence
        Forces;

   (v)  a person who is the holder of a private security business licence (or,
        if the person is a body corporate, the nominated person) and has for
        at least 5 years continuously held that licence or been the nominated
        person in relation to the licence;





   (vi) a person who was, before 1 July 2005, appointed as a nominee under
        section 9 of the Private Agents Act 1966 in relation to a licence
        granted under Part IIA of that Act and the person has held that
        appointment continuously for at least 5 years. __________________