Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SECURITY AND RELATED ACTIVITIES (CONTROL) ACT 1996

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Short title  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Interpretation  
   4.      Meaning of employment  
   5.      Police officers etc. not required to be licensed etc.  
   6.      Regulations may provide for exemptions  

   PART 2 -- Administration  

   7.      Licensing officers  
   8.      Secrecy  
   9.      Protection from liability  
   10.     Commissioner to keep register of licences  

   PART 3 -- Licensing of security activities  

           Division 1 -- Definitions  

   11.     Definition of “security agent”  
   12.     Definition of “security officer”  
   13.     Definition of “security consultant”  
   14.     Definition of “security installer”  

           Division 2 -- Licensing and related requirements  

   15.     Security agents to be licensed  
   16.     Security officers to be licensed  
   17.     Security consultants to be licensed  
   18.     Security installers to be licensed  
   19.     Security officers to be employed by security agent  
   20.     Unlicensed person not to be employed as security officer etc.  
   21.     Advertising  

           Division 3 -- Authority to be in possession of firearms or batons  

   22.     Definitions  
   23.     Security officers, possession of firearms  
   24.     Endorsement for escort of money etc.  
   25.     Permits for particular occasions  
   26.     Security officers, possession of batons  

   PART 4 -- Licensing of inquiry activities  

           Division 1 -- Definitions  

   27.     Definition of “inquiry agent”  
   28.     Definition of “investigator”  

           Division 2 -- Licensing and related requirements  

   29.     Inquiry agents to be licensed  
   30.     Investigators to be licensed  
   31.     Investigators to be employed by inquiry agent  
   32.     Unlicensed person not to be employed as an investigator  
   33.     Advertising  

   PART 5 -- Licensing of crowd control activities  

           Division 1 -- Definitions  

   34.     Definition of “crowd control agent”  
   35.     Definition of “crowd controller”  

           Division 2 -- Licensing and related requirements  

   36.     Crowd control agents to be licensed  
   37.     Crowd controllers to be licensed  
   38.     Crowd controllers to be employed by crowd control agent  
   39.     Unlicensed person not to be employed as a crowd controller  
   40.     Advertising  

   PART 6 -- Control of armed bodyguards  

   41.     Authorisation of armed bodyguards  
   42.     Revocation etc. of authorisation  

   PART 7 -- Licensing procedures  

           Division 1 -- Who may hold licence  

   43.     Natural persons only to be licensed  
   44.     Residence requirements for licences on behalf of partnership etc.  
   45.     Automatic termination of licence held on behalf of partnership etc.  

           Division 2 -- Applications for issue and renewal of licences  

   46.     Application for licence  
   47.     Material to support application for licence  
   48.     Taking of fingerprints and palm prints  
   49.     How and when to apply for renewal  
   50.     Material to support application for renewal  
   51.     False or misleading information  

           Division 3 -- Issue and renewal of licences  

   52.     Issue of licences  
   53.     Exemption from section 52(g)(i)  
   54.     Transitional provision as to completion of training courses  
   55.     Refusal of renewal  
   56.     Issue and renewal of licences held on behalf of partnerships and bodies corporate  
   57.     Notice of refusal to issue or renew licence  
   58.     Form of licences  
   59.     Licence to specify employers  
   60.     Duration of licences  
   61.     Identity cards  
   62.     Conditions and restrictions  
   63.     Regulations may prescribe conditions and restrictions  
   64.     Breach of condition or restriction  
   65.     Licences not transferable  
   66.     Issue of duplicate licence or identity card  

           Division 4 -- Disciplinary proceedings against licensees  

   67.     Power to revoke licence  
   68.     Cancellation of endorsement  
   69.     Courts may revoke licence  
   70.     Returns by courts  

           Division 5 -- Review of licensing decisions  

   72.     Application for review  
   73.     Surrender of licence  
   74.     Suspension of licence by State Administrative Tribunal  

   PART 8 -- Further obligations of licensees  

   75.     Production of licence  
   76.     Return of licence  
   77.     Change of address of licensee  
   78.     Records to be kept  
   79.     Disposal of licence to another  

   PART 9 -- Random drug testing of licensed crowd controllers  

   80.     Licensee may be directed to provide blood or urine for analysis  
   81.     Licence may be revoked  
   82.     Cost of test may be recovered  
   83.     Regulations relating to drug tests  

   PART 10 -- Miscellaneous  

   84.     Records to be kept by person who engages crowd controller  
   85.     Inspection of records  
   86.     Police may retain records for certain purposes  
   87.     Obstruction of police  
   88.     Penalty for contravention of certain sections  
   89.     Liability of partners and bodies corporate  
   90.     Liability of officers  
   91.     Liability of employer of crowd controller for damages  
   92.     Evidentiary provisions  
   93.     Onus of proof  
   94.     Regulations  
   95.     Repeals, savings and transitional  
           SCHEDULE 1  
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