Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995 (SA)

South Australia Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995 An Act to regulate security and investigation agents, process servers, security industry trainers and security industry training providers; and for other purposes.

Contents Part 1—Preliminary 1 Short title 3 Interpretation 4 Application of Act 4A Application of National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth 5 Commissioner to be responsible for administration of Act 5A Enforcement 5B Criminal intelligence Part 2—Licences 6 Obligation to be licensed 7 Grant of licence 7A Licence conditions 7B Duration of licence 7C Annual fee and return 7D Surrender of licence 8 Application for licence 8A Applications for security agents licence or security industry trainers licence to be furnished to Commissioner of Police 9 Determination of application for licence 11 Appeals 11A Power of Commissioner to require photograph and information 11B Licence endorsements Part 3—Regulation of activities 12A Employment of security agents or investigation agents 13 Operation of licensed agent's business 14 Accounts of licensed agent 15 Licensed agent not to purport to have powers outside licence 16 Prohibition against assisting another to pretend to be agent 17 Misrepresentation 18 Name in which licensed agent may carry on business 19 Publication of advertisements by licensed agent 20 Licence or identification to be carried or displayed 21 Limitations on settling claims relating to motor vehicles 22 Repossession of motor vehicles to be reported 23 Entitlement to be process server 23AAA Entitlement to provide security industry training 23AA Requirement to engage licensed security industry trainer Part 3A—Regulation of security agents and security industry trainers Division A1—Cancellation, suspension or variation of licence where eligibility criteria no longer met 23AB Commissioner may cancel, suspend or impose conditions on licence Division 1—Other suspensions and cancellations 23A Circumstances in which Commissioner may suspend security agents licence or security industry trainers licence 23B Circumstances in which Commissioner must suspend security agents licence 23C Content of suspension notice 23D Service of suspension notice 23E Appeal 23G Cancellation of licence 23H Review of licence Division 2—Alcohol and drug testing of agents authorised to control crowds 23I Definitions for this Division 23J Security agent authorised to control crowds may be required to undertake drug testing 23K Security agent authorised to control crowds may be required to undertake alcohol testing 23L Concentration of alcohol in breath taken to indicate concentration of alcohol in blood 23M Evidence etc 23N Commissioner of Police must report results of breath analysis to Commissioner 23O Cancellation of licence 23P Surrender of licence 23Q Appeal Division 3—Firearms 23R Effect of suspension, cancellation or variation of firearms licence Division 4—Other requirements 23S Security agents, security industry trainers or directors may be required to provide fingerprints 23T Security agent authorised to control crowds may be required to take part in psychological assessment or to undertake training Part 4—Discipline 24 Interpretation of Part 4 25 Cause for disciplinary action 26 Complaints 27 Hearing by Court 27A Procedure in the case of complaint against security agent or security industry trainer 28 Participation of assessors in disciplinary proceedings 29 Disciplinary action 30 Contravention of orders Part 5—Miscellaneous 31 Delegations 32 Agreement with professional organisation 33 Exemptions 34 Register of licensed agents, security industry trainers and security industry training providers 35 Commissioner and proceedings before Court 36 Return of licences 36AA Taking of fingerprints 36A Destruction of fingerprints 36B Immunity 37 False or misleading information 38 Statutory declaration 39 Commissioner of Police to conduct investigations and make available relevant information 40 General defence 41 Liability for act or default of officer, employee or agent 42 Offences by bodies corporate 43 Continuing offence 44 Prosecutions 45 Evidence 46 Service of documents 47 Annual report 48 Regulations Schedule 1—Appointment and selection of assessors for Court Legislative history