Security Industry Amendment (Private Investigators) Act 2016 (NSW)

Security Industry Amendment (Private Investigators) Act 2016 No 40

An Act to amend the Security Industry Act 1997 to provide for private investigators to be licensed under that Act and to make consequential amendments to the Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004 and other Acts.

1 Name of Act This Act is the Security Industry Amendment (Private Investigators) Act 2016.

2 Commencement This Act commences on a day or days to be appointed by proclamation.

Schedule 1 Amendment of Security Industry Act 1997 No 157

[1]–[4] (Repealed)

[5] Schedule 2 Savings and transitional provisions Insert after clause 35—

Part 9 Provisions consequent on enactment of Security Industry Amendment (Private Investigators) Act 2016

36 Definitions In this Part— commencement day means the day on which this clause commences. existing licence means the following licences under the Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004— (a) master licence for surveillance of persons, (b) master licence for investigation of persons, (c) operator licence for surveillance of persons, (d) operator licence for investigation of persons.

37 Saving of existing licences (1) Subject to the regulations, an existing licence that is in force immediately before the commencement day— (a) is taken to be a licence of the corresponding kind (as prescribed by the regulations) granted under this Act, and (b) continues, unless it is sooner surrendered by the holder or suspended or revoked under this Act, in force for the unexpired portion of its term, and (c) cannot be renewed. (2) The conditions to which an existing licence is subject are, subject to the regulations, taken to be conditions imposed by the Commissioner under this Act and any such condition may be varied or revoked in accordance with this Act.