{"id":"sl-2003-29","name":"Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices) Regulation 2003","slug":"magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"29 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173517,"registerId":"act-sl-2003-29-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices) Regulation 2003","content":"Australian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2003\nSL2003-29\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nRepublication No 8\nEffective: 2 October 2015\nRepublication date: 2 October 2015\nLast amendment made by A2015-36\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003, made under the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (including any amendment made\nunder the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 2 October 2015. It\nalso includes any commencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law\nto 2 October 2015.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the\nACT legislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made\nby an Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117).\nThe changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law\ninto line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M\nappears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears\nin the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $150 for\nan individual and $750 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2003\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\nContents\nPage\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Purpose of regulation 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Meaning of Security Act 2\n6 Administering authority 2\n7 Infringement notice offences 2\n8 Infringement notice penalties 3\n9 Contents of infringement notices—other information 3\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person 3\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\nR8\n02/10/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences 4\nSchedule 1 Security Act infringement notice offences and\npenalties 6\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 7\n2 Abbreviation key 7\n3 Legislation history 8\n4 Amendment history 10\n5 Earlier republications 11\n\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2003\nmade under the\nMagistrates Court Act 1930\n\nSection 1\npage 2 Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\nR8\n02/10/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Magistrates Court (Security Industry\nInfringement Notices) Regulation 2003.\n3 Purpose of regulation\nThe purpose of this regulation is to create a system of infringement\nnotices under the Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 for certain\noffences against the Security Act.\nNote The Magistrates Court Act 1930, pt 3.8 provides a system of\ninfringement notices for offences against various Acts. The\ninfringement notice system is intended to provide an alternative to\nprosecution.\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of\nthis regulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of\nnotes.\n5 Meaning of Security Act\nIn this regulation:\nSecurity Act means the Security Industry Act 2003.\n6 Administering authority\nThe administering authority for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the Security Act is the commissioner for fair trading.\n7 Infringement notice offences\nThe Magistrates Court Act 1930, part 3.8 applies to an offence\nagainst a provision of the Security Act mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 2.\n\nSection 8\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n8 Infringement notice penalties\n(1) The penalty payable by an individual for an offence against the\nSecurity Act, under an infringement notice for the offence, is the\namount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(2) The penalty payable by a corporation for an offence against the\nSecurity Act, under an infringement notice for the offence, is 5\ntimes the amount mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 for the offence.\n(3) The cost of serving a reminder notice for an infringement notice\noffence against the Security Act is $34.\n9 Contents of infringement notices—other information\n(1) An infringement notice served on a company by an authorised\nperson for an infringement notice offence against the Security Act\nmust include the company’s ACN.\nNote The requirement under this section is additional to the requirement\nunder the Magistrates Court Act 1930, s 121 (1) (c).\n(2) In this section:\ncompany means a company registered under the Corporations Act.\n10 Contents of infringement notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nAn infringement notice served on a person by an authorised person\nfor an infringement notice offence against the Security Act must\nidentify the authorised person by—\n(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the police\nofficer’s service number; or\n\nSection 11\npage 4 Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\nR8\n02/10/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) for an authorised person who is authorised by the\ncommissioner for fair trading under the Fair Trading\n(Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992, section 36—\n(i) the person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(ii) any unique number given to the person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation.\n11 Contents of reminder notices—identifying authorised\nperson\nA reminder notice served on a person by an authorised person for an\ninfringement notice offence against the Security Act must identify\nthe authorised person by—\n(a) for an authorised person who is a police officer—the police\nofficer’s service number; or\n(b) for an authorised person who is authorised by the\ncommissioner for fair trading under the Fair Trading\n(Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992, section 36—\n(i) the person’s full name, or surname and initials; or\n(ii) any unique number given to the person by the\nadministering authority for this regulation.\n12 Authorised people for infringement notice offences\n(1) An authorised person may serve the following:\n(a) an infringement notice for an infringement notice offence\nagainst the 4 Security Act;\n(b) a reminder notice for an infringement notice offence against\nthe 4 Security Act.\n\nSection 12\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) In this section:\nauthorised person means—\n(a) a police officer; or\n(b) a person authorised by the commissioner for fair trading under\nthe Fair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Act 1992,\nsection 36.\nNote Police officer—see the Legislation Act, dictionary, pt 1.\n\nSchedule 1 Security Act infringement notice offences and penalties\npage 6 Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\nR8\n02/10/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Security Act infringement\nnotice offences and penalties\n(see s 7 and s 8)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\noffence provision\ncolumn 3\noffence penalty\n(penalty units)\ncolumn 4\ninfringement\npenalty ($)\n1 10 (1) 50 500\n2 38 (1) 50 500\n3 39 (2) 20 150\n4 40 (1) 30 200\n5 41 (1) 10 100\n6 42 (1) 10 100\n7 42 (2) 10 100\n8 42A (3) 10 100\n9 43 (1) 50 500\n10 44 (1) 50 500\n11 45 (1) 50 500\n12 47 (1) 5 50\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and\nthe amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the\nrepublished law but are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3\nare annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can\nbe obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The\ndetails of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced\nexpiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 8 Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\nR8\n02/10/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nThis regulation was originally the Magistrates Court (Security Industry\nInfringement Notices) Regulations 2003. It was renamed under the\nLegislation Act 2001.\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement Notices)\nRegulation 2003 SL2003-29\nnotified LR 2 September 2003\ns 1, s 2 commenced 2 September 2003 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 3 September 2003 (s 2)\nas amended by\nCourt Procedures (Consequential Amendments) Act 2004\nA2004-60 sch 1 pt 1.47\nnotified LR 2 September 2004\ns 1, s 2 commenced 2 September 2004 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.47 commenced 10 January 2005 (s 2 and see Court\nProcedures Act 2004 A2004-59, s 2 and CN2004-29)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2005 A2005-20 sch 3 pt 3.38\nnotified LR 12 May 2005\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 8 March 2005 (LA s 75 (2))\nsch 3 pt 3.38 commenced 2 June 2005 (s 2 (1))\nJustice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2006\nA2006-40 sch 1 pt 1.10\nnotified LR 28 September 2006\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 September 2006 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.10 commenced 19 October 2006 (s 2 (3))\nFair Trading (Australian Consumer Law) Amendment Act 2010\nA2010-54 sch 3 pt 3.19\nnotified LR 16 December 2010\ns 1, s 2 commenced 16 December 2010 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.47 commenced 1 January 2011 (s 2 (1))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2015 A2015-15 sch 3 pt 3.36\nnotified LR 27 May 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 27 May 2015 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.36 commenced 10 June 2015 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nCrimes Legislation Amendment Act 2015 (No 2) A2015-36 pt 6\nnotified LR 1 October 2015\ns 1, s 2 commenced 1 October 2015 (LA s 75)\npt 6 commenced 2 October 2015 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 10 Magistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\nR8\n02/10/15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nName of regulation\ns 1 am R2 LA\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nPurpose of regulation\ns 3 am A2004-60 amdt 1.432, amdt 1.433\nInfringement notice offences\ns 7 am A2004-60 amdt 1.434\nContents of infringement notices—identifying authorised person\ns 10 sub A2005-20 amdt 3.314\nam A2015-36 s 39\nContents of reminder notices—identifying authorised person\ns 11 sub A2005-20 amdt 3.314\nam A2015-36 s 40\nAuthorised people for infringement notice offences\ns 12 am A2010-54 amdt 3.47; A2015-15 amdt 3.127,\namdt 3.128\nsub A2015-36 s 41\nSecurity Act infringement notice offences and penalties\nsch 1 am A2006-40 amdt 1.30; items renum R5 LA\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR8\n02/10/15\nMagistrates Court (Security Industry Infringement\nNotices) Regulation 2003\nEffective: 02/10/15\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1\nrefers to the publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published\nin electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of\nauthorised republications have also been published in printed format. These\nrepublications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and\nprinted versions of an authorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n3 Sept 2003\n3 Sept 2003–\n31 Oct 2004\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n1 Nov 2004\n1 Nov 2004–\n9 Jan 2005\nA2004-60 editorial\namendments under\nLegislation Act\nR3\n10 Jan 2005\n10 Jan 2005–\n1 June 2005\nA2004-60 amendments by\nA2004-60\nR4\n2 June 2005\n2 June 2005–\n18 Oct 2006\nA2005-20 amendments by\nA2005-20\nR5\n19 Oct 2006\n19 Oct 2006–\n31 Dec 2010\nA2006-40 amendments by\nA2010-54\nR6\n1 Jan 2011\n1 Jan 2011–\n9 June 2015\nA2010-54 amendments by\nA2010-54\nR7\n10 June 2015\n10 June 2015–\n1 Oct 2015\nA2015-15 amendments by\nA2015-15\n© Australian Capital Territory 2015","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation's core scope—to provide an infringement‑notice alternative for specified Security Industry Act offences—remains unchanged (s 3, s 7, Schedule 1). Amendments have refined implementation details: who administers and authorises notices (commissioner for fair trading — s 6; authorised persons — s 12), how notices must identify companies and officers (ss 9–11), the reminder notice cost (s 8(3)), and the explicit corporate multiplier for fines (s 8(2)). Financially, individuals and corporations pay different amounts (s 8); administratively, the commissioner decides authorisations (s 6, s 12)."},"complexity_factors":["Cross‑references to multiple Acts increase interpretive load: Magistrates Court Act 1930 (infringement scheme) and Security Industry Act 2003 (offences listed) — see ss 3, 5, 7.","Penalty structure uses both penalty‑units and fixed dollar infringement amounts (Schedule 1) and distinguishes corporation rates (s 8(1)–(2)).","Form and content requirements for notices add compliance detail: ACN for companies (s 9), identification of authorised person in infringement and reminder notices (ss 10–11).","Delegation and authorisation mechanics narrow who may issue notices: police or commissioner‑authorised persons (s 12); administering authority specified (s 6).","A fixed administrative cost for reminder notices is prescribed ($34) which affects collection/behaviour (s 8(3)).","Amendment and republication history is substantial (endnotes), so locating the current operative text may require checking amendment notes."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets up an infringement‑notice scheme for certain offences under the Security Industry Act 2003, allowing authorised officers to issue fixed fines instead of prosecuting in court. It fixes the fine amounts (with corporations charged five times the individual rate), requires how notices must identify the authorised officer and companies, names the commissioner for fair trading as the administering authority, and prescribes a $34 cost for reminder notices."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: establishing an infringement notice system for Security Act offences. The amendments since 2003 have been minor housekeeping updates (changing agency names, updating identification requirements for authorised officers, adjusting penalty amounts) rather than expansion into new policy areas. The scope has not grown beyond the original intent of providing an alternative to court prosecution for specific security industry regulatory breaches."},"complexity_factors":["Very short document (11 pages, approximately 12 operative sections)","Only 4 defined terms in the interpretation section (Security Act, company, administering authority, authorised person)","Simple tabular structure in Schedule 1 listing offences and penalties with no nested conditions","Minimal cross-referencing—primarily refers to the Security Industry Act 2003 and Magistrates Court Act 1930 for procedural framework","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic beyond basic distinctions between individuals and corporations","Straightforward administrative requirements (identification details on notices) with no discretionary powers or merit-based tests"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation creates an infringement-notice system for certain breaches of the ACT Security Industry Act 2003, letting security workers and businesses pay fixed penalties instead of facing court. It authorises police and fair‑trading inspectors to issue notices, sets individual fines ($50–$500; companies 5×), and adds a $34 reminder fee for late payment. The aim is quicker, lower‑cost enforcement of licensing and compliance in the security industry."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003","history":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/magistrates-court-security-industry-infringement-notices-regulation-2003/documents"}}