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Security Industry Act 1997
7Offence of carrying on unauthorised security activities
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#### 7 Offence of carrying on unauthorised security activities
7 Offence of carrying on unauthorised security activities
> > (1) A person must not provide persons to carry on security activities unless—
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> > > (a) the person is the holder of a master licence, and
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> > > (b) the person provides no more persons on any one day than the number of persons authorised by the master licence.
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> > > (c) (Repealed)
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> > Maximum penalty—
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> > > (a) in the case of a corporation—1,000 penalty units, or
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> > > (b) in the case of an individual—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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> > (2) A person must not carry on a security activity (other than providing persons to carry on security activities) unless the person is the holder of a class 1 licence or class 2 licence that authorises the person to carry on the security activity.
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> > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
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> > (3) The holder of a visitor permit does not commit an offence under this section while acting under and in accordance with the authority conferred by the visitor permit.
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> > (4) The holder of a temporary excess provision of services permit granted under section 40A does not commit an offence under subsection (1) while acting under and in accordance with the authority conferred by the temporary excess provision of services permit.
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> **s 7:** Subst 2005 No 63, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2007 No 82, Sch 1.20 \[1\] \[2\]; 2008 No 113, Sch 1 \[2\]; 2012 No 49, Sch 1 \[12\]–\[15\].