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Security Employee Licence - Tasmania

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to be employed in the security industry by a security agent. You will also need to apply to add the specific licence activities that are part of your employment to your security employee licence.

The categories of licence activities that may be added to your security employee licence are as follows:

  • crowd controller - undertaking crowd control activities including screening entry into premises, monitoring and controlling behaviour of people within premises or removing persons from premises
  • security guarding general - undertaking security guard activities including patrolling, protecting, watching and guarding property, screening persons leaving property, acting as a bodyguard and providing related training
  • commercial employee - undertaking debt collection activities including ascertaining the whereabouts of, or repossessing goods and chattels that are security interests, collecting and requesting payment of debts, executing legal process for enforcements of judgements and court orders and levying distress
  • inquiry agents - finding information about other people in relation to their personal character, occupation, collecting evidence and when searching for missing persons.

Licence holders may also apply for additional endorsement to use a guard dog, carry a firearm, baton, or handcuffs.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this licence, you must:

  • be at least 18 years old
  • be a fit and proper person
  • not be a bankrupt (commercial sub agents only)
  • have completed the relevant training
  • meet the relevant conditions and requirements on the specific licence activity applied for.

Duration

Up to 3 years

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $224.40

Fees for 2024-25

General Duplicate Certificate All $65.45

Fees for 2024-25

Vary Variation All $65.45

Fees for 2024-25

Forms

Act(s) name

Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002 Tasmania

Regulation(s) name

Security and Investigations Agents Regulations 2015 Tasmania

Approval time

30 business days

Administering agency

Department of Justice

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.