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TASMANIA
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SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS AGENTS
AMENDMENT BILL 2018
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CONTENTS
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Principal Act
4. Section 41 amended (Exemptions)
5. Repeal of Act
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SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS AGENTS
AMENDMENT BILL 2018
This Public Bill originated in the House of Assembly, and, having this day passed, is
now ready for presentation to the Legislative Council for its concurrence.
SHANE DONNELLY, Clerk of the House
27 November 2018
(Brought in by the Minister for Building and Construction, the
Honourable Guy Barnett)
A BILL FOR
An Act to amend the Security and Investigations Agents Act
2002
Be it enacted by Her Excellency the Governor of Tasmania, by
and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and
House of Assembly, in Parliament assembled, as follows:
1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Security and
Investigations Agents Amendment Act 2018.
2. Commencement
This Act commences on the day on which this
Act receives the Royal Assent.
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3. Principal Act
In this Act, the Security and Investigations
Agents Act 2002* is referred to as the Principal
Act.
4. Section 41 amended (Exemptions)
Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by
inserting after subsection (5) the following
subsections:
(6) A person is not required to hold a licence
authorising the undertaking of security
activities under this Act if -
(a) the person is employed by a
business at which goods are sold
or offered for sale from a
property that is open to the public
while the business is operating;
and
(b) the person so employed is
undertaking a security activity
within the meaning of
section 3B(d) at the property
while the business is so
operating; and
(c) the person so employed is
undertaking that security
activity -
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*No. 19 of 2002
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(i) in the course of that
employment; and
(ii) in relation to the property
at which he or she is
employed; and
(d) the security activity that is
undertaken is limited to checking
a bag in the possession of a
person leaving the property; and
(e) the property where the business is
operating and at which the
security activity is undertaken
has, at each entrance to the
property, a clearly visible sign
stating that allowing a bag to be
checked is a condition of entry to
the property; and
(f) the security activity is carried out
in accordance with a code of
conduct issued by the Director
under subsection (8).
(7) For the purposes of subsection (6) -
bag includes the following items:
(a) a bag;
(b) a parcel;
(c) a carton;
(d) a container;
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(e) another item that could
reasonably be expected to conceal
goods.
(8) The Director may issue codes of conduct
under section 38A in respect of a person,
or class of persons, who is exempt under
this section from the requirement to hold
a licence, as if that person, or class of
persons, while so exempt were
undertaking operations or activities under
a licence.
5. Repeal of Act
This Act is repealed on the three hundred and
sixty fifth day from the day on which this Act
commences.
6 Government Printer, Tasmania