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Security licence activities, description and extra requirements
| Licence activity | Activity description (if you receive payment) | Extra requirements |
|---|
| Crowd control | - screening the entry of people into a place
- monitoring or controlling the behaviour of people in a place
- removing people from a place
| - Code of conduct (available as part of an application form)
|
| Security guarding general | - patrol, protect, watch or guard property
- keep property under surveillance
- provide in-house security (a person who guards, patrols or watches their employer's property
- personnel loss prevention (preventing or minimising shoplifting)
- operate security gates
| Nil |
| Monitoring room operator | - guard property
- keep property under surveillance
| Nil |
| Bodyguard | - provide close personal protective services
| Nil |
| Security guarding with dog | - patrol, protect, watch or guard property
- keep property under surveillance
| |
| Security guarding with firearm | - patrol, protect, watch or guard property
- keep property under surveillance
| |
| Security guarding with baton | - patrol, protect, watch or guard property
- keep property under surveillance
| |
| Security guarding with handcuffs | - patrol, protect, watch or guard property
- keep property under surveillance
| |
| Inquiry agent | Providing information on another person about: - the personal character or action of any person
- the business or occupation of any person
- getting evidence for the purpose of legal proceedings
- searching for missing persons
| Nil |
Commercial agent
Commercial sub-agent | - finding the whereabouts or repossessing a good or chattel that is the subject of a security interest
- collecting or requesting the payment of a debt
- executing (which includes serving) a legal document in relation to a judgement or order of a court
- levying distress (taking possession of a person's property to satisfy a debt or demand for payment)
| - Commercial agent activity is only available for an agent individual or a body corporate licence holder
- Commercial agent must hold a Trust Account
- Commercial sub-agent activity is only available to an employee licence holder. Duties are the same as commercial agent.
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Updated: 17 Jan 2023
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