Security Officer and Crowd Contol Licensees

Effective 1 July 2009 there are new approved competency standards and training in respect of the categories of licence of Crowd Controller and/or Security Officer.

The 16 units (click here to view) are offered as part of CPP07 – Property Services Training Package.  A Statement of Attainment issued under the former training package PRS03 will still be accepted, provided that it complies with the previous NT competency requirements.

All current licence holders that have not yet completed the training under the PRS03 or CPP07 Training Packages will be required to upgrade their qualifications to be eligible for licence renewal.

Please note that a Statement of Attainment of any higher level of qualification (i.e. Certificate III in Security Operations), which does not include the prescribed units of competency, will not be accepted.  Therefore, current licence holders who have completed a Certificate III in Security Operations without meeting the prescribed units of competency must comply

 

Changes to the Private Security Act

The Northern Territory Department of Justice advise that due to concerns about public safety, especially around licensed premises, the government has established the private security regulatory regime. This dictates that licences are required for crowd controllers, security officers and security firms.

In essence, private security officers and crowd controllers must meet a standard of probity. Private security officers and crowd controllers must have also successfully completed the appropriate competency-based training requirements in order to obtain a licence.

Regulations are underpinned by:

On 15 February 2006, amendments to the Private Security Regulations come into effect, reflecting the Government's intent to enhance the integrity of the private security industry while delivering better public safety outcomes and within a reasonable fee structure.

The amendments provide for a new schedule of fees, disqualifying offences concerning aggravated common assault, misuse of drugs, theft, firearms and dangerous weapons to regulate entry into the industry, and infringement notices for relatively minor breaches of the regulations such as licensees not wearing their identification numbers and other breaches of the Private Security Code of Conduct.

The scheduled fees have increased in line with the increased costs of licence issue, the first since the introduction of the Act in 1995. For further information on the changes to the Act please see:

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