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Security Industry Act 1997
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#### 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.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for a corporation—500 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) for an individual—250 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
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> > (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.
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) for a corporation—100 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) for an individual—50 penalty units.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) In this section—
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> > advertisement includes a notice or statement in the form of an advertisement.
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> > electronic advertisement includes an advertisement—
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> > > (a) online, including on social media, or
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> > > (b) sent by electronic means, including by SMS or email.
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> **s 32:** Am 2005 No 63, Sch 1 \[52\] \[53\]; 2006 No 120, Sch 1.26 \[2\]; 2022 No 52, Sch 1\[33\]–\[35\].