Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

SECURITY INDUSTRY ACT 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  

   PART 2--INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF ACT

   6.      Meaning of security business  
   7.      Carrying on security activity  
   8.      Meaning of security equipment  
   9.      Regulations may exempt people from application of Act  

   PART 2A--CRIMINAL INTELLIGENCE

   9A.     Definitions—pt 2A  
   9B.     Disclosure of criminal intelligence—chief police officer  
   9C.     Disclosure of criminal intelligence—commissioner for fair trading and  
   9D.     Whether information is criminal intelligence—application and  
   9E.     Appeal—applicant may withdraw information  
   9F.     Confidentiality of criminal intelligence—commissioner for fair trading and  
   9G.     Confidentiality of criminal intelligence—courts  
   9H.     Delegation by chief police officer  

   PART 3--LICENCES

           Division 3.1--Requirement for licence

   10.     Offence of carrying on unauthorised security activity  

           Division 3.2--Kinds of licences

   11.     Classes of licences  
   12.     Master licences  
   13.     Employee licences  
   14.     Trainer licences  
   15.     Temporary licences  
   15A.    Temporary visitor licence  
   16.     Licences do not authorise use of firearm  

           Division 3.3--Licence applications

   17.     Application for licence  

           Division 3.4--Information for assessing licence applications

   18.     Request for further information  
   20.     Further information from 3rd parties  

           Division 3.5--Suitability and prerequisites for issuing licences

   21.     General suitability criteria  
   22.     Meaning of close associate for s 21  
   23.     Public interest  
   24.     Eligibility for employee, trainer and employee temporary visitor  

           Division 3.6--Decisions on applications

   25.     Decision on application for licence other than temporary licence  
   26.     Temporary licences  
   27.     Decision on application for variation  

           Division 3.7--Form and term of licences

   28.     Form of licence  
   29.     Term of licence  

           Division 3.7A--Cancellation and immediate suspension of licence by commissioner

   29A.    Commissioner must cancel licence  
   29B.    Immediate suspension of licence  

           Division 3.8--Occupational discipline—licensees

   30.     Grounds for occupational discipline  
   31.     Commissioner may apply to ACAT for occupational discipline  

           Division 3.9--Register

   34.     Register of licences  
   35.     Keeping register  

           Division 3.10--Notification and review of decisions

   36.     Meaning of reviewable decision—div 3.10  
   36A.    Reviewable decision notices  
   37.     Applications for review  

   PART 4--OTHER OFFENCES

   38.     Contravention of licence conditions  
   39.     Return etc of licences varied, suspended or cancelled  
   40.     Advertising  
   41.     Licence to be produced on request  
   42.     Wearing of licences etc  
   42A.    Exemption for wearing of licences etc  
   43.     Licensee not to dispose of licence etc  
   44.     Prohibition on delegation etc of functions  
   45.     Master licensee not to employ unlicensed people  

   PART 5--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   46.     Directions to master licensees about insurance etc  
   47.     Licensee to keep commissioner informed  
   48.     Fees charged by unlicensed people  
   49.     Certificates as evidence  
   49A.    Destruction of fingerprints  
   50.     Determination of fees  
   51.     Approved forms  
   52.     Regulation-making power  
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