Private Security Act 2004
6Holding out offence—private security business licence
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6 Holding out offence—private security business licence
S. 6(1) amended by Nos 61/2010 s. 6(1), 12/2024 s. 56, substituted by No. 12/2024 s. 8.
(1) A person must not in any way indicate that the person carries on or is willing to carry on the business of providing the services of other persons to carry on a security activity (other than a specified security guard activity) unless the person is the holder of a private security business licence that authorises that person to carry on the business of providing the services of other persons to carry on that security activity.
Penalty: In the case of a natural person, 20 penalty units;
In the case of a body corporate, 40 penalty units.
S. 6(2) inserted by No. 61/2010 s. 6(2).
(2) A person must not in any way indicate that the person carries on or is willing to carry on the business of providing the services of persons to carry out any specified security guard activity unless the person is the holder of a private security business (security guard) licence that authorises the person to provide the services of persons to carry on that activity.
Penalty: 120 penalty units in the case of a natural person;
Note to s. 6(2) inserted by No. 12/2024 s. 56.
S. 7 amended by No. 61/2010 s. 7(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)).