32Advertising

32 Advertising

32 Advertising

(1) A person must not advertise that the person carries on or is willing to carry on any security activity referred to in the advertisement unless the person is the holder of a master licence.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—250 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

(2) A licensee must ensure that any advertisement in relation to any security activity carried on by the licensee contains the number of the licence.

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a corporation—100 penalty units, or

(b) for an individual—50 penalty units.

(3) An electronic advertisement is not required to contain the number of a licence if members of the public are readily and freely able to find the number of the licence by using a direct electronic link from the electronic advertisement.

(4) In this section—

advertisement includes a notice or statement in the form of an advertisement.

electronic advertisement includes an advertisement—

(a) online, including on social media, or

(b) sent by electronic means, including by SMS or email.

s 32: Am 2005 No 63, Sch 1 [52] [53]; 2006 No 120, Sch 1.26 [2]; 2022 No 52, Sch 1[33]–[35].