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Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002
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### 10 Issue of licence
> [*\[Section 10 Substituted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 12, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS12@EN)
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> > (1) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpa@EN) If the Director grants an application for a licence in respect of one or more of the following, the Director is to issue to the applicant an agent licence:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpb@EN) the undertaking of commercial agent activities;
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpc@EN) the undertaking of crowd control agent activities;
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (1) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpd@EN) the undertaking of security agent activities;
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> > > > (d) the undertaking of inquiry agent activities.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpe@EN) If the Director grants an application for a licence in respect of one or more of the following, the Director is to issue to the applicant an employee licence:
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> > > > (a) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpf@EN) the undertaking of commercial employee activities;
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> > > > (b) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpg@EN) the undertaking of crowd control employee activities;
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> > > > (c) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hph@EN) the undertaking of security employee activities.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (3) amended by No. 29 of 2022, s. 92, Applied:14 Dec 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-12-14/act-2022-029#GS92@Hpa@EN) A licence issued in accordance with [subsection (1)](#GS10@Gs1@EN) or [(2)](#GS10@Gs2@EN) is to –
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> > > > (a) be in an approved form; and
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> > > > (b) specify the type of licence; and
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> > > > (ba) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (3) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpi@EN) specify the activities, or classes of activities, that are authorised by the licence; and
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> > > > (c) specify the name and business address of the holder; and
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> > > > (d) specify the date on which the licence is issued; and
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> > > > (e) specify the date on which the licence expires; and
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> > > > (f) specify any conditions of the licence.
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> > (3A) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpj@EN) For the purpose of [subsection (3)(ba)](#GS10@Gs3@Hpba@EN) , an agent licence may specify activities, or classes of activities, in respect of one or more of the following:
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> > > > (b) the undertaking of crowd control agent activities;
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> > > > (c) the undertaking of security agent activities;
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> > > > (d) the undertaking of inquiry agent activities.
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> > (3B) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpj@EN) For the purpose of [subsection (3)(ba)](#GS10@Gs3@Hpba@EN) , an employee licence may specify activities, or classes of activities, in respect of one or more of the following:
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> > > > (b) the undertaking of crowd control employee activities;
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> > > > (c) the undertaking of security employee activities.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (4) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 12, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS12@Hpk@EN) At the time of issuing a licence under this section to an applicant, the Director is to also issue to the applicant –
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> > > > (a) an identity card; and
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> > > > (b) a copy of any relevant code of conduct.
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> > (5) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (5) amended by No. 29 of 2022, s. 92, Applied:14 Dec 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-12-14/act-2022-029#GS92@Hpb@EN) An identity card, other than an identity card that is issued to a person who holds an agent licence, or an employee licence, by virtue of holding deemed registration, is to be in an approved form.
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> > (6) [*\[Section 10 Subsection (6) inserted by No. 29 of 2022, s. 92, Applied:14 Dec 2022\]*](/view/html/inforce/2022-12-14/act-2022-029#GS92@Hpc@EN) This section does not apply to a person who holds a licence by virtue of holding deemed registration.