{"id":"tas:sr-2025-063","name":"Security and Investigations Agents Regulations 2025","slug":"security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"63 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174424,"registerId":"tas-sr-2025-063-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These regulations may be cited as the [Security and Investigations Agents Regulations 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2025-063) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These regulations take effect on 23 December 2025.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Interpretation","content":"### 3 Interpretation\n\n> In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears –\n> \n> > ***Act*** means the [Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2002-019) .","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4","sectionType":"section","heading":"Infringement offences and penalties","content":"### 4 Infringement offences and penalties\n\n> > (1)  The offences against a section of the Act specified in column 2 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) are prescribed as infringement offences.\n> \n> > (2)  The penalty specified in column 3 of [Schedule 1](#JS1@EN) in relation to an infringement offence is the penalty payable under an infringement notice issued and served for that infringement offence.","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5","sectionType":"section","heading":"Fees","content":"### 5 Fees\n\n> The fees set out in [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN) are the fees prescribed for the purposes of the Act.","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 1 - Infringement Offe","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 1 - Infringement Offences and Penalties","content":"# SCHEDULE 1 - Infringement Offe SCHEDULE 1 - Infringement Offences and Penalties\n\n[Regulation 4](#GS4@EN)\n\n| Column 1Item No. | Column 2Section of Act | Column 3Penalty (Penalty units) |\n| 1. | Section 4(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 2. | Section 4(2) | 5 |\n| 3. | Section 13(2)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 4. | Section 17(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 5. | Section 17(2)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 6. | Section 21  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 7. | Section 21A(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 8. | Section 22(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 9. | Section 22(2)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 10. | Section 24(2)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 11. | Section 24(3)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 12. | Section 25  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 13. | Section 26  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 14. | Section 27(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 15. | Section 27(2)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 2 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 16. | Section 27(5)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 2 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 17. | Section 27A  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 18. | Section 27B(2) | 5 |\n| 19. | Section 27C(1) | 5 |\n| 20. | Section 27C(3) | 5 |\n| 21. | Section 27D  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 22. | Section 31(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 23. | Section 35A  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 24. | Section 35B(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |\n| 25. | Section 35B(2)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 26. | Section 35B(3)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 4 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 2 |\n| 27. | Section 35C(1)  – |  |\n|  | (a) if offence by body corporate | 10 |\n|  | (b) if offence by natural person | 5 |","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"SCHEDULE 2 - Fees","sectionType":"part","heading":"SCHEDULE 2 - Fees","content":"# SCHEDULE 2 - Fees SCHEDULE 2 - Fees\n\n[Regulation 5](#GS5@EN)\n\n| Column 1Item No. | Column 2Section of Act | Column 3General description | Column 4Fee(fee units) |\n| 1. | 6(2)(d) |  |  |\n|  |  | (a) if application is for agent licence | 455 |\n|  |  | (b) if application is for employee licence | 120 |\n| 2. | 14A(2)(c) | Amendment of licence | 35 |\n| 3. | 19 | Duplicate licence or identity card | 35 |\n| 4. | 20(3) | Inspection of register of licences | 11 |\n| 5. | 27(4)(b) | Exemption from requirement to wear identity card | 35 |\n| 6. | 38A(3) | Provision of copy of a code of conduct, or part of a code of conduct | 20 |\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 10 December 2025\n\nThese regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the regulations appear to remain focused on their original purpose: providing the operational detail for licensing and regulating security and investigations agents in Tasmania. No material scope changes from the parent Act's intent are evident from the metadata provided."},"complexity_factors":["Subordinate legislation (regulations) — simpler in structure than primary Acts but must be read alongside the parent Security and Investigations Agents Act","Industry-specific technical requirements (licensing, training standards, conduct rules) that may require contextual knowledge of the security sector","Full legislative text was not available for analysis, limiting ability to assess cross-references, exemptions, or transitional provisions","Tasmanian jurisdiction only — no cross-jurisdictional complexity, but readers outside Tasmania may be unfamiliar with local licensing frameworks"],"plain_english_summary":"These Tasmanian regulations implement the Security and Investigations Agents Act, setting detailed rules for security guards, crowd controllers, bodyguards, private investigators and the businesses that employ or contract them. They typically cover licensing, fees, conduct, ID/uniforms and reporting — and non‑compliance can mean licence loss or fines. Note: the full regulation text wasn’t provided; consult it for exact obligations."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations do not alter the substantive scope of the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002. They implement the Act by prescribing which Act offences are dealt with by infringement notices and by fixing the penalty units and fees that apply (see Regulation 4 and Schedule 1 for infringement offences/penalties; Regulation 5 and Schedule 2 for fees). No textual material in the provided instrument expands or narrows the Act's defined offences."},"complexity_factors":["Cross-reference to the principal Act (definition of 'Act' in Regulation 3) — requires reading both instruments to understand the conduct covered.","Use of infringement notices as the enforcement mechanism (Regulation 4(1)–(2)) — administrative decision to issue/serve an infringement notice determines penalty application.","Multiple, varying penalty levels listed in Schedule 1 with distinctions between body corporates and natural persons (e.g. many items specify different penalty units for corporate v natural person) — increases compliance and enforcement tracking.","Prescribed fee schedule in Schedule 2 with separate fee units for different licence types and services (Regulation 5; Schedule 2, item 1 shows different fees for agent v employee licence) — creates administrative and cost-compliance obligations for applicants.","Numerous cross-referenced Act sections in Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 — requires precise mapping of an act or omission to the correct schedule item and fee/penalty.","Operational discretion and collection pathway: penalties become payable under an infringement notice (Regulation 4(2)), which centralises administrative enforcement but leaves scope for prosecutorial/administrative choices.","Commencement timing (Regulation 2) and administrative responsibility (administered by the Department of Justice) create implementation and resourcing requirements for the regulator."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations prescribe which offences under the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002 may be dealt with by infringement notices, set the monetary penalties for those infringement offences, and fix fees for licences and related services. They commence on 23 December 2025.\n\nThey apply to security and investigations agents, their employees and licence applicants: offenders pay penalties via infringement notices and applicants/payees must pay the prescribed fees. The Department of Justice administers the regulations."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"These regulations perform the standard subsidiary function of setting penalties and fees for the parent Act. There is no indication of scope creep; the content is limited to the traditional regulatory functions of prescribing infringement offences and fee schedules."},"complexity_factors":["Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Straightforward tabular structure with no nested conditions or cross-references beyond pointing to the parent Act","Simple binary distinction between body corporate and natural person for penalties","No exceptions, exemptions, or conditional logic within the regulations themselves","Relies entirely on external references to the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002 for substantive content"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation sets out the **fines and fees** for people and companies working in the private security and investigation industry in Australia.\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Schedule 1** lists specific offences under the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002 that can be dealt with by an **infringement notice** (a fine you can pay to avoid going to court). It specifies how much you pay depending on whether you're a company (body corporate) or an individual (natural person). Fines range from 2 to 10 penalty units.\n- **Schedule 2** sets the **fees** for various services, such as applying for a security licence, getting a replacement licence, or requesting copies of documents. These are measured in \"fee units\" (a standard way of calculating government charges that adjusts with inflation).\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Security guards and private investigators\n- Security companies and their employees\n- Anyone applying for or holding a licence under the Security and Investigations Agents Act\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis makes the financial consequences of breaking security industry rules clear and predictable. It also tells licence holders exactly what they'll pay for government services, rather than leaving it to discretion."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025","history":"/api/acts/security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/security-and-investigations-agents-regulations-2025/documents"}}