Private Security Industry Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Licensing Procedures
22. Conditions of licence
Feedback & supportThe licensing officer may grant a licence to an applicant subject to such conditions as the licensing officer thinks fit to impose.
licensing officer
“licensing officer”, in relation to any provision in this Act, means any licensing officer appointed under section 4(1) for the purposes of that provision, and includes any assistant licensing officer appointed by such a licensing officer under section 4(2) and subject to the licensing officer’s direction and control;
The licensing officer may at any time add to, vary or revoke any condition of a licence imposed under subsection (1).
licence
“licence” means any of the following licences granted under this Act:(a)a private investigator’s licence;(b)a private investigation agency’s licence;(c)a security officer’s licence;(d)a security agency’s licence; or(e)a security service provider’s licence;
Before making any modification to the conditions of a licence under this section, the licensing officer must give notice to the licensee concerned —
stating that he or she proposes to make the modification in the manner specified in the notice; and
specifying the time (being at least 14 days from the date of service of notice on the licensee concerned) within which written representations with respect to the proposed modification may be made.
Upon receipt of any written representation mentioned in subsection (3)(b), the licensing officer is to consider the representation and may reject the representation or amend the proposed modification in accordance with the representation, or otherwise and, in either event, must issue a written direction to the licensee concerned requiring that effect be given to the proposed modification specified in the notice or to such modification as subsequently amended by the licensing officer within a reasonable time.
A licensee who fails to comply with any licence condition of the licensee’s licence shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.