Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsAppointment of security officers
(1) The Director may, by instrument in writing, appoint a staff member (other than a volunteer) to be a security officer if the Director is reasonably satisfied that the staff member has received appropriate training.
Identity cards
(2) The Director must issue an identity card to a security officer appointed under subsection (1).
(3) The identity card must:
(a) be in the form (if any) approved by the Director; and
(b) contain a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued.
(4) A security officer must carry the identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as a security officer.
(5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
(a) the person ceases to be a security officer; and
(b) the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person's identity card to the Director.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
(6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .