Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A security
officer’s licence may be endorsed by a licensing officer to authorise
the security officer to be in possession of a firearm while engaged in one or
more of the following —
(a) the
escort of money or articles of value;
(b) any
other prescribed activity,
but not otherwise.
(2) An endorsement
under subsection (1) may be made on the issue of a security officer’s
licence or on an application under regulations referred to in subsection (5).
(3) Without limiting
section 62 a licensing officer may make an endorsement under subsection (1)
subject to any condition or restriction, including any condition or
restriction relating to the type of vehicle that may be used in connection
with an escort of money or articles of value where a security officer involved
in the escort is in possession of a firearm.
(4) The requirements
of this section are in addition to the requirements of the Firearms Act 2024 .
(5) Regulations made
under section 94(1) may —
(a) make
provision for and in respect of applications for an endorsement under this
section; and
(b)
require a security officer whose licence is endorsed under this section to
undergo prescribed medical examinations in prescribed circumstances or at
prescribed times.
[Section 24 amended: No. 4 of 2008 s. 24; No. 23
of 2024 s. 486.]