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News Item 5. November 2009

On 22 October 2009 the Security Industry Registry (SIR) issued revocation notices to 1,871 security licensees that did not satisfy training upgrade requirements by their set deadline.  The revocation will become effective on 1 December 2009.

Licensees issued revocation notices are reminded that they may avoid the revocation becoming effective by ensuring that a copy of their training certificates, including details of all units of competency attained, are received at the SIR by 30 November 2009. Training certificates received after 30 November 2009 will not be processed and individuals will have to reapply for a licence in order to again undertake security activities in NSW. 

Alternatively, licensees may surrender the licence subclass(es) for which they have not attained the new competency standards by submitting an Application for Amendment or Replacement of an Individual Licence(Form P645) and the appropriate fee.   

Copies of training certificates and/or Form P645s must be received at the Security Industry Registry, Locked Bag 5099, Parramatta NSW 2124 by 30 November 2009 to avoid the revocation becoming effective.

Licensees may verify that their training upgrade certificates have been processed and that they have fully satisfied their training upgrade requirements by entering their security licence number into the Public Register of Licences.  Please allow at least 5 working days for the documents to be processed.

News Item 4. 1 June 2009

NSW Police Force's position in relation to training certificates issued by Roger Training Academy Pty Ltd

 The NSW Police Force's position in relation to training certificates issued by Roger Training Academy Pty Ltd is being finalised.  Until finalised, the Registry regrets that the following application types cannot be progressed if supported by training certificates issued by Roger Training Academy Pty Ltd:

o                applications to obtain an initial security licence

o                applications for a new licence by suspended or revoked licensees

o                applications to add a new Provisional or Class 1 subclass to an existing licence

o                applications to upgrade a Provisional licence to a Class 1 licence

News Item 3. 13 March 2009

The Security Industry Registry has been working closely for some time with the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on an investigation of alleged corrupt conduct by Registered Training Organisations approved to deliver training and assessment for security licensing purposes. The investigation was initiated as a result of a report by the SIR to the ICAC under Section 11 of the ICAC Act 1988.

Section 8 of the ICAC Act defines corrupt conduct as including "any conduct of any person (whether or not a public official) that adversely affects, or that could adversely affect, either directly or indirectly, the exercise of official functions by any public official, any group or body of public officials or any public authority and which could involve any of the following matters ... fraud".

On 9 March 2009, a number of search warrants were executed by the ICAC at premises relating to the security activities of Roger Training Academy Pty Ltd. In addition, the SIR personally served notices revoking the security licences held by Roger Training Academy Pty Ltd and several of its approved trainers.

Further information on the impact on licensees that have submitted Roger Training Academy Pty Ltd issued certificates will be provided in the coming weeks.

News Item 2.  4 March 2009

New Security licensing fees commencing 16 March 2009

New security industry licensing fees will apply from 16 March 2009. Security industry licensing fees are set at levels designed to ensure that the revenue collected by the Security Industry Registry (SIR) meets its costs in administering the regulatory regime. The 16 March 2009 fee increases will recover new costs payable by the SIR to the Commonwealth Government for national criminal record and fingerprint identification checks. These services were previously provided to the SIR without charge.

The SIR will be unable to accept any applications received on or after 16 March 2009 that are not accompanied by the relevant new fee amount (including resubmitted applications that were previously received by the SIR before this date).

NEW FEES COMMENCING 16th March, 2009

News Item 1.  9 January 2009

Training Deadline Update - Letter to Security Industry Employers

Introduction

The performance of security activities in New South Wales is governed by the Security Industry Act 1997 and Security Industry Regulation 2007.  These laws, which came into effect in July 1998, have been designed with the clear intention of providing the community of New South Wales with confidence in a professional security industry where competency (training), integrity and accountability are provided and maintained to a high standard.
The Security Industry Registry of NSW Police is responsible for the administration of the Act and Regulation.
The most significant aspects of these laws are:

• Licences have been placed into three groups:
• Master licences for employers and registered training organisations. 
• • Class 1 licences for manpower services.
  • Class 2 licences for technical services, sales and training.
• Licence applicants must be permanent Australian residents.
• Holders of Class 1 and/or Class 2 licences may only work for a Master licence holder.
• Master licence holders must be a member of an approved Industry Organisation.
• Trainers operating on behalf of Registered Training Organisations (RTO) are required to be licensed.  They must hold a Class 2D licence.
• Mandatory refusal of licence applications for persons convicted of prescribed offences within the last 10 years.
• Mandatory refusal of licence where the Comissioner of Police considers the person is not of fit and proper character to be granted a licence.
• Mandatory refusal of licence applications for persons found guilty, with no conviction recorded, of prescribed offences within the last 5 years.
• Licences will be issued for a period of 1 or 5 years but may be suspended or revoked by the Commissioner of Police.
• Photograph licences will be issued to Class 1 and Class 2 licence holders through the Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) and must be worn by licensees (unless an exemption has been granted).
• Training for security operatives must be conducted by a training organisation that has been registered with the Vocational Education Training Accreditation Board (VETAB) and approved by the Commissioner of Police.
• Training qualifications have been upgraded and licences will not be issued unless approved competencies are met.
• Licence applicants will be required to be fingerprinted and photographed in order to confirm the applicant's identity.

Licence applications must be sent to:
Security Industry Registry
Locked Bag 5099
PARRAMATTA NSW 2124