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Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002
27Producing licences and wearing identity cards and identifying numbers
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### 27 Producing licences and wearing identity cards and identifying numbers
> > (1) The holder of a licence must produce his or her identity card on demand from –
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> > > > (a) a police officer; or
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> > > > (b) an authorised person; or
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> > > > (c) any other person requiring confirmation.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a body corporate, 500 penalty units; and
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> > > > (b) a natural person, 100 penalty units.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (2) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 25, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS25@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (2) amended by No. 58 of 2005, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS24@Hpa@EN) A security agent or security guard must wear his or her identity card while undertaking security activities so that it is clearly visible.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a body corporate, 500 penalty units; and
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> > > > (b) a natural person, 100 penalty units.
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> > (3) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (3) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 25, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS25@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS24@Hpb@EN) [Subsection (2)](#GS27@Gs2@EN) does not apply to a security agent or security guard who the Director has exempted, in writing provided to the security agent or security guard, from having to comply with that subsection.
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> > (4) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (4) amended by No. 39 of 2010, s. 25, Applied:01 Jul 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-07-01/act-2010-039#GS25@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (4) inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS24@Hpb@EN) For the purposes of [subsection (3)](#GS27@Gs3@EN) , the Director may provide the exemption if –
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> > > > (a) he or she is satisfied that the duties of the security agent or security guard are of a special nature that requires the provision of the exemption in the interests of safety; and
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> > > > (b) the security agent or security guard has paid any prescribed fee.
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> > (5) [*\[Section 27 Subsection (5) inserted by No. 58 of 2005, s. 24, Applied:01 Jan 2006\]*](/view/html/inforce/2006-01-01/act-2005-058#GS24@Hpb@EN) When undertaking crowd control activities, a crowd control agent or crowd controller must wear his or her identifying number so that it is clearly visible.
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> > Penalty: In the case of –
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> > > > (a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; and
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> > > > (b) a natural person, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.