Security Providers (Security Firm Code of Practice) Regulation 2008 (QLD)

Security Providers (Security Firm Code of Practice) Regulation 2008

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Security Providers (Security Firm Code of Practice) Regulation 2008 .

2   Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2008.

3   Code of practice

The code of practice in the schedule is prescribed.

Schedule Security Firm Code of Practice 2008

section 3

1   Short title

This code of practice may be cited as the Security Firm Code of Practice 2008.

2   Definitions

The dictionary in the schedule defines particular words used in this code.

3   Objectives of code

This code sets standards of conduct for a relevant security firm for carrying out the relevant security firm’s functions in a way that promotes—

(a)  consumer and community confidence; and

(b)  the safety of the community and particular persons engaged by a relevant security firm; and

(c)  ethical and professional conduct.

4   Application of code

This code applies to a security firm (a relevant security firm) that, directly or indirectly, engages a person, who holds the appropriate licence, to carry out for reward the functions of a security provider.

5   Duty of corporation officer or partner to have knowledge and understanding of relevant legislation

A relevant security firm must take all reasonable steps to ensure that—

(a)  if the relevant security firm is a corporation—each officer of the corporation has a reasonable knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation; or

(b)  if the relevant security firm is a partnership—each partner in the partnership has a reasonable knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation.

6   Other duties of relevant security firm

(1)  A relevant security firm must—

(a)  take all reasonable steps to prevent the person contravening the relevant legislation; and

(b)  not engage the person to carry out the functions of a type of security provider other than the type of security provider to which the licence relates; and

(c)  give the chief executive notice of any change in the particulars mentioned in section 12 of the regulation within 7 days after becoming aware of the change; and

(d)  keep documentary evidence that the person has satisfactorily completed an approved training course for carrying out the functions of the type of security provider that the person is; and

(e)  keep a written record of the details written on the person’s licence; and

(f)  at least once every 6 months review the details written on the person’s licence.

(2)  Documentary evidence under subsection (1) (d) must—

(a)  be kept with all other documentary evidence kept by the relevant security firm under subsection (1) ; and

(b)  be arranged under type of security provider.

(3)  A written record under subsection (1) (e) must—

(a)  be kept with all other documentary evidence kept by the relevant security firm under subsection (1) ; and

(b)  be arranged under type of security provider.

Schedule Dictionary

section 2

officer see section 13(1) of the Act.

regulation means the Security Providers Regulation 2008.

relevant legislation means each of the following—

(a)  the Act;

(b)  the regulation;

(c)  this code;

(d)  each other code of practice made under the Act that is relevant to the functions of a security provider.

relevant security firm see section 4.

Index to endnotes

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Key

3  

Table of reprints

4  

List of legislation

5  

List of annotations

Key

Key to abbreviations in list of legislation and annotations

Key	Explanation	Key	Explanation
AIA	=	Acts Interpretation Act 1954	(prev)	=	previously
amd	=	amended	proc	=	proclamation
amdt	=	amendment	prov	=	provision
ch	=	chapter	pt	=	part
def	=	definition	pubd	=	published
div	=	division	R[X]	=	Reprint No. [X]
exp	=	expires/expired	RA	=	Reprints Act 1992
gaz	=	gazette	reloc	=	relocated
hdg	=	heading	renum	=	renumbered
ins	=	inserted	rep	=	repealed
lap	=	lapsed	(retro)	=	retrospectively
notfd	=	notified	rv	=	revised version
num	=	numbered	s	=	section
o in c	=	order in council	sch	=	schedule
om	=	omitted	sdiv	=	subdivision
orig	=	original	SIA	=	Statutory Instruments Act 1992
p	=	page	SIR	=	Statutory Instruments Regulation 2012
para	=	paragraph	SL	=	subordinate legislation
prec	=	preceding	sub	=	substituted
pres	=	present	unnum	=	unnumbered
prev	=	previous

Table of reprints

A new reprint of the legislation is prepared by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel each time a change to the legislation takes effect.

The notes column for this reprint gives details of any discretionary editorial powers under the Reprints Act 1992 used by the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel in preparing it. Section 5(c) and (d) of the Act are not mentioned as they contain mandatory requirements that all amendments be included and all necessary consequential amendments be incorporated, whether of punctuation, numbering or another kind. Further details of the use of any discretionary editorial power noted in the table can be obtained by contacting the Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel by telephone on 3003 9601 or email [email protected].

From 29 January 2013, all Queensland reprints are dated and authorised by the Parliamentary Counsel. The previous numbering system and distinctions between printed and electronic reprints is not continued with the relevant details for historical reprints included in this table.

Reprint No.	Amendments included	Effective	Notes
1	none	1 July 2008

Current as at	Amendments included	Notes
18 December 2015	2015 SL No. 184

List of legislation

Security Providers (Security Firm Code of Practice) Regulation 2008 SL No. 121

Note—(1)  

The expiry date may have changed since this reprint was published. See the latest reprint of the SIR for any change.

(2)  

An explanatory note was prepared.

(3)  

A regulatory impact statement was prepared and applies to 2008 SL Nos. 119, 120, 121 and 122.

Security Providers and Another Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2015 SL No. 184 pts 1, 3

List of annotations

SCHEDULE—SECURITY FIRM CODE OF PRACTICE 2008

Other duties of relevant security firm