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NSW Traineeships

We wish to clarify the previous advice regarding the reintroduction of traineeships by the Department of Education and Training (DET).

What was conveyed at the recent Security Industry Council meeting was that the implementation of the new Security Licensing Enforcement Directorate (SLED) structure may cause DET to review traineeship funding given the increased scrutiny that RTO's would be under as an argument to influence their decision making process.

As yet there has been no commitment from DET regarding any future Vocational Training Order in the security industry.

 

ACT Statutory Declaration Requirement for Employment

Master licensees would have recently received the attached letter for the Office of Regulatory Services (ORS) regarding the requirement to provide Statutory Declarations for licensed employees and new licence applicants. ORS Letter to Master Licensees

Josh Rynehart, Senior Manager, Business and Industry Licensing has advised that the ORS will also accept licensed employee listings for verification. Please contact Josh Rynehart on josh.rynehart@act.gov.au or 6205 3740 to make arrangements for provision of your employee listings. 

  

Reform of the NSW Regulatory Model

The NSW Government commissioned an independent review following the ICAC recommendations from the inquiry into security industry training. The Security Industry Registry (SIR) advised all Master licensees of the proposed changes by letter on 15 July 2010.

• The Security Industry Registry (SIR) will take on a greater regulatory and enforcement role with additional staff and resources.
• The SIR will become part of the NSW Police Force’s State Crime Command and will be renamed the Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate (SLED).
• The NSW Government has decided that the additional $4.7 million annually required to fund the new regulatory functions will be met in full by industry and will be acheived by an increase in licence fees.
• Remove the industry monitoring role of the Security Industry Council and instead focus on the Council’s role as an advisory body to the Minister for Police.
• Master licensees will no longer be required to be a member of an Approved Security Industry Association – this requirement will come into effect once the legislative changes have been passed by Parliament.
• Master licensees can make submissions to SLED by 13 August 2010 on the proposed licence fee increase.
• The proposed legislative changes and restructure of the Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate (SLED) is expected to be completed by 30 June 2011.

SIR Letter to Master Licensees           Changes to the NSW Regulatory Model       SPAAL Letter to Members

NSW Master Licensees must maintain financial membership of their Approved Security Industry Association until the legislative changes have been passed by Parliament. SPAAL will be writing to members regarding the proposed changes and we will be able to provide further information to members following the next Security Industry Council meeting in August.

 

AS/NZS 4421 Guards and Patrols

The draft Standard will be available for public comment on the SAIGlobal website from 15th July to 16th Sept 2010. SPAAL Members can also forward comments to SPAAL as we hold a seat on the Standards Australia Committee that developed the Standard. The draft Standard has been placed in the Members Area. Please forward your comments to mark@spaal.asn.au

 

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