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Security Providers Act 1993
sec.9Requirement to be licensed
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### sec.9 Requirement to be licensed
Unless a person holds the appropriate licence, the person must not—
carry out the functions of a security provider; or
advertise, or in any way hold out, that the person carries out or is willing to carry out, the functions of a security provider.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—500 penalty units; or
for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
for a third or later offence—1,000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
A person must not, directly or indirectly, engage another person to carry out for reward the functions of a security provider unless the other person holds the appropriate licence.
Maximum penalty—
for a first offence—500 penalty units; or
for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
for a third or later offence—1,000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
Unless a person holds the appropriate licence, the person is not entitled to any reward for carrying out the functions of a security provider.
Subsection (3) has effect despite any arrangement to the contrary.
s 9 amd 2007 No. 15 s 12
(sec.9-ssec.1) Unless a person holds the appropriate licence, the person must not— carry out the functions of a security provider; or advertise, or in any way hold out, that the person carries out or is willing to carry out, the functions of a security provider. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—500 penalty units; or for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—1,000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
(sec.9-ssec.2) A person must not, directly or indirectly, engage another person to carry out for reward the functions of a security provider unless the other person holds the appropriate licence. Maximum penalty— for a first offence—500 penalty units; or for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or for a third or later offence—1,000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
(sec.9-ssec.3) Unless a person holds the appropriate licence, the person is not entitled to any reward for carrying out the functions of a security provider.
(sec.9-ssec.4) Subsection (3) has effect despite any arrangement to the contrary.
- (a) carry out the functions of a security provider; or
- (b) advertise, or in any way hold out, that the person carries out or is willing to carry out, the functions of a security provider.
- (a) for a first offence—500 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—1,000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.
- (a) for a first offence—500 penalty units; or
- (b) for a second offence—700 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment; or
- (c) for a third or later offence—1,000 penalty units or 18 months imprisonment.