Version No. 027
Private Security Act 2004
No. 33 of 2004
Version incorporating amendments as at
19 June 2025
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purposes
2Commencement
3Definitions
4Act not applicable to certain persons
Part 2—Offences
5Offence to carry on the business of providing certain private security services without a private security business licence
6Holding out offence—private security business licence
7Offence to carry on certain activities without a private security individual operator licence
8Holding out offence—private security individual operator licence
Part 3—Licensing private security operators
Division 1—General
13Definitions
Division 2—Application for private security licence
14Grant of private security business licence
15Grant of private security individual operator licence
15AIndependent contractors must hold private security business licence and private security individual operator licence
16Application for licence
17Additional particular requirements for licence applications
19Consideration of application by Chief Commissioner
20Power of Chief Commissioner to investigate application
21Particular powers of Chief Commissioner relating to known information
23Information and documents to be provided
24Chief Commissioner may refuse to make a decision on an application for a licence
Division 3—Granting and renewal of private security licences
25Circumstances in which the Chief Commissioner must refuse to grant a private security individual operator licence
26Circumstances in which the Chief Commissioner must refuse to grant a private security business licence
27Notice that private security licence may be refused
28Further consideration of application and convening of hearing
29Refusal of private security licence
29ARefusal of private security licence on grounds of protected information
30Application and licence fees
31Chief Commissioner may impose conditions on licence
32Failure to comply with licence condition
33Licence granted on condition that training be completed
34Duration of licences
35Power of Chief Commissioner to renew licences
36Application to renew a licence
37Circumstances in which the Chief Commissioner must refuse to renew a licence
38Sections 17 and 27 to 29 to apply as if application for renewal of licence is application for licence
39Application and renewal fees
40Chief Commissioner to issue licence documents
Division 4—Variation and requested cancellation of private security licences
41Power of Chief Commissioner to vary licence on own motion
42Application by holder of licence to vary licence to authorise additional activity
43Application by holder of licence to vary or revoke a licence condition
44Issue and surrender of licence document
45Cancellation of licence or authority to carry on activity on licence holder's request
Division 5—Disciplinary proceedings
46Definition
47Immediate cancellation of private security licence
48Complaints
49Investigation of complaints
50Power of Chief Commissioner to hold disciplinary inquiry
51Interim suspension of licence or authority
52Notice to licence holder who is the subject of a disciplinary inquiry
53Further notice as to oral submissions
54Procedures at oral hearing
55Powers of Chief Commissioner at disciplinary inquiry
56Actions Chief Commissioner may take at inquiry
57Notice of Chief Commissioner's decision
58When decision under section 56 takes effect
59Surrender and issue of licence document upon cancellation or suspension
60Inquiry not prevented by other proceedings
61Court may cancel or suspend licence
62Surrender of licence document
63Return of licence document
63ADisclosure of cancellation or suspension of private security…