South Australian Current Acts

SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION INDUSTRY ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   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