Private Security (Security Officers) Regulations 1998 (NT)
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PRIVATE SECURITY (SECURITY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS 1998
As in force at 14 April 2020
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
As in force at 14 April 2020
PRIVATE SECURITY (SECURITY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS 1998
Regulations under the Private Security Act 1995
These Regulations may be cited as the
For the definition of
(a) an offence against section 69, 132, 156, 160, 165, 166, 177, 181, 182, 186, 188(2), 188A, 189A, 189, 192, 192B, 193, 194, 195, 196, 211, 212, 227, 228, 228C, 228D, 228E, 229, 231, 233, 243(1) or 260 of the Criminal Code;
(b) an offence against section 188(1) of the Criminal Code where a circumstance of aggravation as specified in subsection (2) exists;
(c) an offence against section 210 of the Criminal Code where a custodial sentence is imposed that is wholly or partially served;
(d) an offence against section 59, 61, 63A, 74, 77, 82, 83, 84, 85 or 86 of the
Firearms Act 1997 ;(e) an offence against Part II, Division 1 of the
Misuse of Drugs Act 1990 ;(f) an offence against section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the
Weapons Control Act 2001 ;(g) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth where the penalty for the offence is imprisonment for 2 years or more.
For the purposes of section 14(5) of the Act, the following information is prescribed in relation to an application for a security officer’s licence or a security officer’s provisional licence:
(a) 2 identical current passport-sized photographs; and
(b) the fingerprints of the applicant.
For the purposes of section 50(2) of the Act, the following particulars in relation to a deed of undertaking executed by a security officer are prescribed:
(a) the name of the security officer who executed the deed;
(b) the number assigned by the Director to the licence to which the deed relates;
(c) the date on which the deed was executed;
(d) a summary of the undertakings contained in the deed.
(1) For section 18(2) of the Act, the fee for granting a security officer’s provisional licence is 173 revenue units.
(2) For section 18(3) of the Act, the fee for granting a security officer’s licence is:
(a) 173 revenue units – if the licence is granted for one year; or
(b) 233 revenue units – if the licence is granted for 2 years; or
(c) 298 revenue units – if the licence is granted for 3 years.
(3) For section 24(2) of the Act, the fee for renewing a security officer’s licence is:
(a) 173 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for one year; or
(b) 233 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for 2 years; or
(c) 298 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for 3 years.
(4) If an applicant for the grant of a licence holds another licence under the Act, the fee specified in subregulation (1) is 100 revenue units.
(5) If an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence holds another licence under the Act, the fee specified in subregulations (2) and (3) is:
(a) 100 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for one year; or
(b) 140 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for 2 years; or
(c) 180 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for 3 years.
(6) Subregulations (4) and (5) do not apply if the applicant for the licence has paid a reduced fee for the other licence in accordance with a provision similar to subregulation (4) or (5) applying in respect of the other licence.
(7) For section 25(1A) of the Act, the fee is 30 revenue units.
(1) A security officer must not without the authority of his or her employer:
(a) wear a uniform supplied to him or her by his or her employer; or
(b) use equipment supplied to him or her by his or her employer; or
(c) wear identification supplied to him or her by his or her employer.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A security officer must not later than 30 days after changing his or her residential address notify the Director of his or her new residential address.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(3) A security officer must notify his or her employer of an incident in which physical force was used by or against the security officer while the security officer was providing his or her services as a security officer as soon as practicable after the incident occurs.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) In this regulation:
security officer means a person who is the holder of:(a) a security officer’s provisional licence; or
(b) a security officer’s licence.
ENDNOTES 1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Notified | 4 August 1998 |
Commenced | 4 August 1998 |
Notified | 15 February 2006 |
Commenced | 15 February 2006 |
Notified | 18 October 2006 |
Commenced | 18 October 2006 |
Assent date | 8 March 2007 |
Commenced | 8 March 2007 |
Notified | 14 December 2009 |
Commenced | 1 January 2010 (r 2) |
Notified | 29 May 2013 |
Commenced | 29 May 2013 |
Assent date | 16 April 2014 |
Commenced | 1 July 2014 ( |
Assent date | 5 December 2014 |
Commenced | 1 January 2015 ( |
Assent date | 8 June 2016 |
Commenced | s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016; rem: 18 July 2016 ( |
Notified | 29 November 2017 |
Commenced | 29 November 2017 |
Assent date | 9 March 2020 |
Commenced | 14 April 2020 ( |
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 2 sub No. 2, 2006, r 3
amd Act No. 4, 2007, s 2; Act No. 9, 2014, s 20; Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 37, 2017, r 8
r 3 rep No. 2, 2006, r 3
r 5 amd Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87
r 6 sub No. 2, 2006, r 4
amd No. 33, 2006, r 5; No. 34, 2009, r 10; No. 10, 2013, r 3
r 7 ins No. 2, 2006, r 4
amd No. 33, 2006, r 5; Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87
sch rep No. 2, 2006, r 5
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