{"id":"private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998","name":"PRIVATE SECURITY (SECURITY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS 1998","slug":"private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177122,"registerId":"nt-private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"PRIVATE SECURITY (SECURITY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS 1998","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nPRIVATE SECURITY (SECURITY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS 1998\nAs in force at 25 March 2024\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Disqualifying offences ...................................................................... 1\n4 Information to be provided by applicant ........................................... 2\n5 Particulars of undertakings .............................................................. 2\n6 Fees ................................................................................................ 2\n7 Offences .......................................................................................... 3\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 25 March 2024\n____________________\nPRIVATE SECURITY (SECURITY OFFICERS) REGULATIONS 1998\nRegulations under the Private Security Act 1995\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Private Security (Security\nOfficers) Regulations 1998.\n2 Disqualifying offences\nFor the definition of disqualifying offence in section 3 of the Act,\nthe following offences are prescribed in relation to a security\nofficer's provisional licence and a security officer's licence:\n(a) an offence against section 69, 156, 160, 165, 166, 177, 181,\n182, 186, 188(2), 188A, 189A, 189, 193, 193B, 194, 195, 196,\n208H, 208HA, 208HB, 208J, 208JA, 208JB, 208JC, 208JD,\n208JE, 208JF, 208JG, 218, 226, 228AH, 228AK, 228AO,\n228C, 228D, 228E, 236B, 243(1) or 260 of the Criminal Code;\n(b) an offence against section 188(1) of the Criminal Code where\na circumstance of aggravation as specified in subsection (2)\nexists;\n(c) an offence against section 217 of the Criminal Code where a\ncustodial sentence is imposed that is wholly or partially\nserved;\n(ca) an offence against section 132, 188(2)(k), 192 or 192B of the\nCriminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2\nof the Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual\nOffences) Act 2023;\n(cb) an offence against section 211, 212, 227, 228, 229, 231 or\n233 of the Criminal Code as in force before the\ncommencement of the Criminal Code Amendment (Property\nOffences) Act 2022;\n\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Regulations 1998 2\n(cc) an offence against section 210 of the Criminal Code as in\nforce before the commencement of the Criminal Code\nAmendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 in relation to which\na custodial sentence is imposed that is wholly or partially\nserved;\n(d) an offence against section 59, 61, 63A, 74, 77, 82, 83, 84, 85\nor 86 of the Firearms Act 1997;\n(e) an offence against Part II, Division 1 of the Misuse of Drugs\nAct 1990;\n(f) an offence against section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the Weapons Control\nAct 2001;\n(g) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth where the\npenalty for the offence is imprisonment for 2 years or more.\n4 Information to be provided by applicant\nFor the purposes of section 14(5) of the Act, the following\ninformation is prescribed in relation to an application for a security\nofficer's licence or a security officer's provisional licence:\n(a) 2 identical current passport-sized photographs; and\n(b) the fingerprints of the applicant.\n5 Particulars of undertakings\nFor the purposes of section 50(2) of the Act, the following\nparticulars in relation to a deed of undertaking executed by a\nsecurity officer are prescribed:\n(a) the name of the security officer who executed the deed;\n(b) the number assigned by the Director to the licence to which\nthe deed relates;\n(c) the date on which the deed was executed;\n(d) a summary of the undertakings contained in the deed.\n6 Fees\n(1) For section 18(2) of the Act, the fee for granting a security officer's\nprovisional licence is 173 revenue units.\n\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Regulations 1998 3\n(2) For section 18(3) of the Act, the fee for granting a security officer's\nlicence is:\n(a) 173 revenue units – if the licence is granted for one year; or\n(b) 233 revenue units – if the licence is granted for 2 years; or\n(c) 298 revenue units – if the licence is granted for 3 years.\n(3) For section 24(2) of the Act, the fee for renewing a security officer's\nlicence is:\n(a) 173 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for one year; or\n(b) 233 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for 2 years; or\n(c) 298 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for 3 years.\n(4) If an applicant for the grant of a licence holds another licence under\nthe Act, the fee specified in subregulation (1) is 100 revenue units.\n(5) If an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence holds another\nlicence under the Act, the fee specified in subregulations (2) and (3)\nis:\n(a) 100 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for\none year; or\n(b) 140 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for\n2 years; or\n(c) 180 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for\n3 years.\n(6) Subregulations (4) and (5) do not apply if the applicant for the\nlicence has paid a reduced fee for the other licence in accordance\nwith a provision similar to subregulation (4) or (5) applying in\nrespect of the other licence.\n(7) For section 25(1A) of the Act, the fee is 30 revenue units.\n7 Offences\n(1) A security officer must not without the authority of his or her\nemployer:\n(a) wear a uniform supplied to him or her by his or her employer;\nor\n(b) use equipment supplied to him or her by his or her employer;\nor\n\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Regulations 1998 4\n(c) wear identification supplied to him or her by his or her\nemployer.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(2) A security officer must not later than 30 days after changing his or\nher residential address notify the Director of his or her new\nresidential address.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(3) A security officer must notify his or her employer of an incident in\nwhich physical force was used by or against the security officer\nwhile the security officer was providing his or her services as a\nsecurity officer as soon as practicable after the incident occurs.\nMaximum penalty: 20 penalty units.\n(4) In this regulation:\nsecurity officer means a person who is the holder of:\n(a) a security officer's provisional licence; or\n(b) a security officer's licence.\n\nENDNOTES\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Regulations 1998 5\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Regulations (SL No. 30, 1998)\nNotified 4 August 1998\nCommenced 4 August 1998\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SL No. 2, 2006)\nNotified 15 February 2006\nCommenced 15 February 2006\nTreasury Legislation Amendment (Revenue Units) Regulations 2006 (SL No. 33, 2006)\nNotified 18 October 2006\nCommenced 18 October 2006\nStatute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)\nAssent date 8 March 2007\nCommenced 8 March 2007\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SL No. 10, 2013)\nNotified 29 May 2013\nCommenced 29 May 2013\nCriminal Code Amendment (Identity Crime) Act 2014 (Act No. 9, 2014)\nAssent date 16 April 2014\nCommenced 1 July 2014 (Gaz S52, 1 July 2014)\nLicensing (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 44, 2014)\nAssent date 5 December 2014\nCommenced 1 January 2015 (Gaz S130, 19 December 2014, p 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nPrivate Security (Security Officers) Regulations 1998 6\nJustice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)\nAssent date 8 June 2016\nCommenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;\nrem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)\nPrivate Security Legislation Amendment Regulations 2017 (SL No. 37, 2017)\nNotified 29 November 2017\nCommenced 29 November 2017\nLicensing (Director-General) Repeal Act 2020 (Act No. 4, 2020)\nAssent date 9 March 2020\nCommenced 14 April 2020 (Gaz G13, 1 April 2020, p 2)\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024)\nJustice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 4, 2024)\nAssent date 14 March 2024\nCommenced pt 5, div 1: 30 October 2023 (s 2(2));\npt 3, div 2: 25 March 2024 (s 2(3), s 2 Sentencing and Other\nLegislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022) and\nGaz S19, 22 March 2024); pt 4: 25 March 2024 (s 2(4), s 2\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences)\nAct 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023) and Gaz S20, 22 March 2024);\nrem: 15 March 2024 (s 2(1))\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 2.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 2 sub No. 2, 2006, r 3\namd Act No. 4, 2007, s 2; Act No. 9, 2014, s 20; Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act\nNo. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 37, 2017, r 8; Act No. 20, 2023, s 54; Act No. 4, 2024,\ns 84\nr 3 rep No. 2, 2006, r 3\nr 5 amd Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87\nr 6 sub No. 2, 2006, r 4\namd No. 33, 2006, r 5; No. 34, 2009, r 10; No. 10, 2013, r 3\nr 7 ins No. 2, 2006, r 4\namd No. 33, 2006, r 5; Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87\nsch rep No. 2, 2006, r 5","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"},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the information available, the regulations appear to remain focused on their original 1998 purpose of governing private security officers. The 2024 commencement date likely reflects a reprint or amendment update rather than a fundamental change in scope. No evidence of scope expansion or contraction is apparent from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Regulations operate as subordinate legislation beneath a parent Act, requiring readers to understand both documents together","Licensing frameworks typically involve multiple eligibility criteria, conditions, and procedural steps","The document provided contains minimal substantive content — the actual regulatory provisions are not reproduced, limiting full assessment","Regulated industry with ongoing compliance obligations creates ongoing complexity for affected parties","Multiple stakeholders affected (individual officers, employers, licensing authority) with different obligations"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations are the detailed operational rulebook for private security officers, setting the requirements for licensing, conduct, identification, training and reporting that determine who may work in the sector and how. \n\nThey affect security staff, employers, and businesses that hire them, and matter because compliance governs legal authority to work and exposes non‑compliance to licence loss or penalties. (Most recent amendments commenced 25 March 2024.)"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The Regulations have been amended repeatedly (see endnotes). Amendments expanded and updated the list of disqualifying offences to reflect Criminal Code and other legislative changes, adjusted fee arrangements (revenue units and reduced‑fee rules), and inserted or revised offences and reporting obligations. Those changes broaden and update regulatory coverage compared with the original 1998 text."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-references to many Criminal Code provisions and other Acts (disqualifying offences are listed by reference) (reg 2).","Conditional fee schedule with multiple durations and discounted rates when the applicant holds another licence, plus revenue‑unit valuation (reg 6(1)–(6)).","Prescribed identity and biometric requirements (two passport photos and fingerprints) increase compliance burden for applicants (reg 4).","Operational duties and low‑level criminal penalties for reporting, address notification and unauthorised use of employer property (reg 7(1)–(3)).","Use of historical versions of offences and time‑sensitive amendments (references to pre‑commencement versions) increases interpretive complexity (reg 2(ca), (cb), (cc)).","Interplay with the Principal Act (sections cited: s14(5), s18, s24(2), s25(1A), s50(2)) requires reading both instruments to determine application and enforcement."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set licensing rules for security officers in the Northern Territory: they list criminal offences that will disqualify applicants, require two passport photos and fingerprints, prescribe what must be recorded for undertakings, set licence and renewal fees (with reduced rates for holders of another licence), and impose workplace obligations and penalties. Applicants pay the fees; employers decide authorised use of their uniforms and equipment; officers must notify address changes and report use-of-force incidents, with non‑compliance attracting penalties."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The original 1998 regulations appear to have been a straightforward fee-setting and disqualification instrument. However, regulation 2 has expanded significantly through amendments to incorporate: (1) new Criminal Code sections addressing identity crime and sexual offences; (2) retrospective preservation of old offences from repealed versions of the Criminal Code (the 'as in force before commencement of...' clauses); and (3) an expanding list of disqualifying offences from various Acts. The fee structure has also grown more complex with tiered durations and discount mechanisms not apparent in the original structure. Regulation 7 (offences) was inserted in 2006, adding substantive regulatory burdens beyond the original scope."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to external legislation (Criminal Code, Firearms Act, Misuse of Drugs Act, Weapons Control Act) with specific section numbers that change over time","Multiple temporal versions of offences referenced (e.g., 'as in force before commencement of...' clauses in regulation 2(ca)-(cc))","Nested conditional fee structure in regulation 6 with tiered pricing (1/2/3 years) and discount logic for existing licence holders, plus an exception to the discount (subregulation 6)","Defined term 'security officer' in regulation 7(4) that creates a circular definition loop back to the Act","Use of 'revenue units' as a variable fee mechanism requiring external calculation","Historical amendment tracking across 15+ amending instruments spanning 1998-2024"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the rules for security guards working in the Northern Territory under the Private Security Act 1995.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Lists crimes that disqualify someone from getting a security licence** (regulation 2). This includes serious offences like assault, sexual offences, drug trafficking, firearms offences, and any Commonwealth crime carrying 2+ years in prison. The list is regularly updated to match changes in criminal law.\n- **Sets application requirements** (regulation 4). Anyone applying for a security licence must provide two passport photos and fingerprints.\n- **Specifies what must go into a formal undertaking** (regulation 5). When security officers sign a deed of undertaking (a formal promise to follow rules), it must include their name, licence number, date signed, and a summary of what they're promising.\n- **Sets fees** (regulation 6). Licences cost between 100-298 \"revenue units\" depending on duration (1-3 years) and whether the person already holds another licence under the Act. There's also a 30 revenue unit fee for replacement licences.\n- **Creates specific offences for security officers** (regulation 7):\n  - Can't wear uniform, use equipment, or display ID without employer authority\n  - Must notify the Director of address changes within 30 days\n  - Must report to their employer any incident where physical force was used while on duty\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People applying for or holding security officer licences in the NT\n- Employers of security officers\n- The Director who administers the licensing scheme\n\n**Why it matters:**\nSecurity officers have significant powers and access to sensitive areas. These regulations ensure only suitable people (without serious criminal histories) can hold licences, create accountability through reporting requirements, and establish clear fees for the regulatory scheme."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998","history":"/api/acts/private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/private-security-security-officers-regulations-1998/documents"}}