39Armoured vehicles used for cash in transit activities

39 Armoured vehicles used for cash in transit activities

39 Armoured vehicles used for cash in transit activities

If the holder of a master licence provides persons to carry on security activities involving the protection of cash in transit, it is a Tier 3 condition of the master licence that an armoured vehicle used in connection with the activities must include, or be equipped with, the following features—

(a) permanent company signage or markings,

(b) ballistic protection to the crew members of the vehicle with G2, or equivalent, rated body and glazing materials within the meaning of AS/NZS 2343:1997, Bullet-resistant panels and elements,

(c) a back-to-base radio with an override button for use in an emergency,

(d) an alternative method of communication to the back-to-base radio that is operable in radio reception black spots,

(e) a hands-free mobile telephone,

(f) for an armoured vehicle operated only by a 2-person crew, if both crew members exit the vehicle to deliver cash—

(i) a remotely activated central locking system, or a method of preventing unauthorised entry into the vehicle,

(ii) one or more engine immobilisers designed to prevent unauthorised ignition of the vehicle,

(iii) a GPS device that allows the vehicle to be remotely tracked,

(iv) portable back-to-base duress alarms,

(v) a system of secure partitioning that allows the crew to enter and exit the vehicle without exposing the crew and restricts access to the vehicle’s cargo by persons other than the crew.