Security Industry Amendment (National Security Exemption) Regulation 2005 (NSW)

2005 No 774

New South Wales

Security Industry Amendment (National Security Exemption) Regulation 2005

under the

Security Industry Act 1997

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Security Industry Act 1997.

CARL SCULLY, M.P.,

Minister for Police

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to exempt persons who are employed in or by government agencies to carry out functions in relation to national security, as well as employees and officers of ASIO, from the operation of the Security Industry Act 1997 (including the requirement to be licensed in order to carry out security activities).

This Regulation is made under the Security Industry Act 1997, including section 6 (3).

Published in Gazette No 148 of 2 December 2005, page 9868	Page 1
2005 No 774	Security Industry Amendment (National Security Exemption)
Clause 1	Regulation 2005

Security Industry Amendment (National Security

Exemption) Regulation 2005

under the

Security Industry Act 1997

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Security Industry Amendment (National Security
Exemption) Regulation 2005.

2 Amendment of Security Industry Regulation 1998

Clause 5 (Exemptions: section 6) of the Security Industry Regulation 1998 is amended by inserting after paragraph (o) the following paragraphs:

(p)	persons who are employed by or in any government agency (whether of this State, of the Commonwealth or of another State or Territory) that exercises functions in relation to national security, but only to the extent to which they carry out national security duties in the course of that employment,
(q)	officers and employees of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, but only to the extent to which they are exercising functions under the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 of the Commonwealth.

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