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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
Part 1—Preliminary 1
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 2
4 Revocation 2
5 Definitions 2
6 Security equipment 2
7 Act not applicable to certain persons 3
Part 2—Licensing of private security operators 5
Division 1—Private security business licences 5
8 Particulars for licence or renewal application 5
9 Documents to accompany licence application 8
10 Documents to accompany renewal application 9
Division 2—Individual operator licences 10
11 Particulars for licence or renewal application 10
12 Documents to accompany licence application 11
13 Documents to accompany renewal application 12
Division 3—General provisions for licences 12
14 Licence document 12
15 Application by holder of licence to vary licence to authorise
additional activity 13
16 Application by holder of licence to vary or revoke a licence
condition 15
17 Issue and surrender of licence document 15
18 Issue of new licence document on cancellation or suspension of
authority to carry on activity 15
Division 4—Fees for private security licences 16
19 Fees for business licences held by natural persons 16
20 Fees for business licences held by bodies corporate 17
21 Fees for individual operator licences 18
22 Reduced fees for simultaneous applications 19
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23 Reduced application fee for certain applications 19
24 Fees for variation of licences 19
25 Application by holder of licence to vary or revoke a licence
condition 20
Division 5—Permits 20
26 Overseas bodyguard with temporary interstate or Territory
permit 20
27 Application and permit fees for permits 20
Part 3—Registration of private security operators 22
Division 1—Private security business registrations 22
28 Particulars for registration or renewal application 22
29 Documents to accompany registration application 24
30 Documents to accompany renewal application 25
Division 2—Individual operator registrations 26
31 Particulars for registration or renewal application 26
32 Documents and information to accompany application for
registration 26
Division 3—General provisions for registrations 27
33 Registration document 27
34 Application by holder of registration to vary registration to
authorise additional activity 27
35 Application by holder of registration to vary a registration 27
36 Issue, surrender and cancellation of registration document 28
Division 4—Fees for registrations 28
37 Fees for business registrations held by natural persons 28
38 Fees for business registrations held by bodies corporate 29
39 Fees for individual operator registrations 30
40 Reduced fees for simultaneous applications 30
41 Reduced application fee for certain applications 31
42 Fees for variation of business registrations 31
43 Application fee to vary or revoke a registration condition 32
Division 5—Permits 32
44 Fees for permits 32
Part 4—General provisions applying to licences and registrations 33
45 Nominated person of body corporate 33
46 Duplicate licence or registration document 35
47 Permanent records to be kept by licence and registration holders 35
48 Inspection of records 36
49 Persons for giving written references 36
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Part 5—Particular provisions for crowd controllers 38
50 Crowd controllers must wear identification 38
51 Information required to be entered in the register 38
Part 6—Infringement notices 39
52 Power to serve a notice 39
Part 7—General 40
53 Approvals to be published 40
54 Chief Commissioner to keep register 40
55 Parts of the register that may be inspected 40
56 Requirement to notify Chief Commissioner of changes to close
associates 41
57 Body corporate to notify Chief Commissioner of changes to
officers 42
58 Notice of change of particulars 43
59 Certified copies of documents 44
Schedule 1—Register of licence, registration and permit holders 45
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Endnotes 46
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STATUTORY RULES 2016
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Private Security Act 2004
Private Security Regulations 2016
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 21 June 2016
Responsible Minister:
LISA NEVILLE
Minister for Police
ANDREW ROBINSON
Clerk of the Executive Council
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are—
(a) to prescribe classes of person to whom
certain requirements in the Private Security
Act 2004 do not apply; and
(b) to prescribe procedures for making
applications under the Act; and
(c) to prescribe procedures for the keeping of
records and registers under the Act; and
(d) to prescribe fees and infringement offences
under the Act; and
(e) to prescribe other matters required for the
purposes of the Act.
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2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 180 of
the Private Security Act 2004.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on 26 June
2016.
4 Revocation
The Private Security Regulations 20051 are
revoked.
5 Definitions
In these Regulations—
certified copy means a copy of a document that
has been certified in accordance with
regulation 59;
Council has the same meaning as it has in
section 3(1) of the Local Government
Act 1989;
disqualifying offence has the same meaning as it
has in Part 3 of the Act;
public entity has the same meaning as it has in
section 4(1) of the Public Administration
Act 2004;
special body has the same meaning as it has in
section 4(1) of the Public Administration
Act 2004;
the Act means the Private Security Act 2004.
6 Security equipment
For the purposes of the definition of security
equipment in section 3 of the Act, the following
equipment is prescribed—
(a) security camera systems;
(b) security audio systems;
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(c) security audio or visual recording systems;
(d) security alarms;
(e) security alarm monitoring systems;
(f) safes;
(g) vaults;
(h) security intrusion detectors including motion,
infrared, microwave or contact detectors;
(i) electric, electro-mechanical, magnetic or
biometric access control devices, but not
including stock, inventory or product loss
prevention monitoring devices.
7 Act not applicable to certain persons
For the purposes of section 4(l) of the Act, the
following classes of person are prescribed—
(a) apprentices undertaking training with an
employer under a training contract within
the meaning of Part 5.5 of the Education
and Training Reform Act 2006 and
post-secondary students undertaking work
experience or training under a practical
placement agreement made under
section 5.4.14 of the Education and
Training Reform Act 2006 who—
(i) in the course of the person's training or
work experience, install security
equipment; and
(ii) are accompanied and directly
supervised by a holder of a private
security registration authorising the
holder to act as a security equipment
installer;
(b) persons employed as investigators by a
public entity, a special body or a Council;
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(c) persons investigating matters relating to
food hygiene or trade or professional
standards under a contract with a public
entity, a special body or a Council
including employees of those persons or
sub-contractors who are undertaking those
investigations in the course of their
employment or under their contract;
(d) persons (employees) who, in the course of
employment with an employer (who is not
carrying on a business for which a private
security registration is required) are required,
at the employer's business premises, to
provide advice to customers of the business
in relation to security equipment that the
person is required to sell.
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Division 1—Private security business licences
8 Particulars for licence or renewal application
For the purposes of sections 16(b) and 36(2)(b)
of the Act, an application for a private security
business licence or the renewal of a private
security business licence must contain the
following particulars—
(a) the security activities the applicant seeks to
have authorised under the licence;
(b) in the case of an application by a natural
person, the given names, surname, postal and
residential address of the applicant and, in
the case of a renewal of a licence, any close
associate of the applicant;
(c) in the case of an application by a body
corporate—
(i) the name of the body corporate and the
Australian Company Number of the
body corporate if registered under the
Corporations Act; and
(ii) any additional names under which the
body corporate intends to carry on the
business;
(d) in the case of a renewal by a body corporate,
the given names, surname, postal and
residential address of the nominated person,
each officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
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(e) the date of birth of—
(i) in the case of an application by a
natural person, the applicant and any
close associate of the applicant; or
(ii) in the case of an application by a body
corporate, the nominated person, each
officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
(f) the trading name (if applicable) of the
business carried on by the applicant;
(g) the Australian Business Number (if any)
issued under the A New Tax System
(Australian Business Number) Act 1999 of
the Commonwealth for the business carried
on by the applicant;
(h) in the case of an applicant who is a natural
person, details in relation to the applicant
and any close associate of the applicant, and
in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate, details in relation to the nominated
person, each officer of the body corporate
and any close associate of the body
corporate, of any of the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence or
a disqualifying offence in the preceding
10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence or a disqualifying offence in
the preceding 5 years for which a
conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence or a
disqualifying offence that are pending
at the time the application is made;
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(i) details of any declaration of bankruptcy in
the preceding 5 years by—
(i) in the case of an applicant who is a
natural person, the applicant and any
close associate of the applicant; and
(ii) in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate, the nominated person, any
officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
(j) details of whether any of the following is
insolvent under administration—
(i) in the case of an applicant who is a
natural person, the applicant and any
close associate of the applicant;
(ii) in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate, the nominated person, any
officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
(k) details of—
(i) any membership of an approved
security industry organisation relevant
to each private security activity or any
aspect of each private security activity
the applicant seeks to have authorised
under the licence by—
(A) in the case of an applicant who is
a natural person, the applicant;
and
(B) in the case of an applicant that is a
body corporate, the nominated
person; or
(ii) the applicant's (in the case of an
application by a natural person) or the
nominated person's (in the case of an
application by a body corporate)
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qualifications, knowledge, training or
experience relevant to each private
security activity or any aspect of each
private security activity the applicant
seeks to have authorised under the
licence.
9 Documents to accompany licence application
For the purposes of section 16(c) of the Act, an
application for a private security business licence
must be accompanied by the following
documents—
(a) a passport-size colour photograph of—
(i) in the case of an application by a
natural person, the applicant; and
(ii) in the case of an application by a body
corporate, the nominated person;
(b) if details of the applicant's or the nominated
person's membership of an approved security
industry organisation have been provided, a
certified copy of a document verifying that
membership;
(c) if details of the applicant's or the nominated
person's qualifications or training have been
provided, certified copies of documents
verifying the qualifications or training;
(d) if details of the applicant's or the nominated
person's knowledge or experience have been
provided, documents verifying the
knowledge or experience;
(e) a certificate of currency for public liability
insurance in relation to the business carried
on by the applicant;
(f) if the applicant is a natural person and carries
on the business under a business name, a
certified copy of the registration issued in
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that name under the Business Names
Registration Act 2011 of the
Commonwealth;
(g) in the case of an application by a body
corporate—
(i) a certified copy of any certificate of
registration under the Corporations Act
for the body corporate; and
(ii) if the body corporate is trading under a
name other than in the certificate of
registration under the Corporations Act,
a certified copy of any registration
issued to the body corporate in that
name under the Business Names
Registration Act 2011 of the
Commonwealth; and
(iii) if the body corporate is registered under
the Corporations Act, a certified copy
of a document that verifies the
appointment of the officers of the body
corporate from the Australian Securities
and Investments Commission.
10 Documents to accompany renewal application
For the purposes of section 36(2)(c) of the Act, an
application for the renewal of a private security
business licence must be accompanied by the
following documents—
(a) if details of the applicant's or the nominated
person's membership of an approved security
industry organisation have been provided, a
certified copy of a document verifying that
membership;
(b) if details of the applicant's or the nominated
person's qualifications or training have been
provided, a certified copy of any document
verifying the qualifications or training unless
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that document has already been provided
under regulation 9(c);
(c) if details of the applicant's or the nominated
person's knowledge or experience have been
provided, any document verifying the
knowledge or experience;
(d) a certificate of currency for public liability
insurance in relation to the business carried
on by the applicant;
(e) in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate that is registered under the
Corporations Act, a certified copy of a
document that verifies the appointment of
the officers of the body corporate from the
Australian Securities and Investments
Commission.
Division 2—Individual operator licences
11 Particulars for licence or renewal application
For the purposes of sections 16(b) and 36(2)(b) of
the Act, an application for a private security
individual operator licence or the renewal of a
private security individual operator licence must
contain the following particulars—
(a) the security activities the applicant seeks to
have authorised under the licence;
(b) the given names, surname, postal and
residential address of the applicant;
(c) the date of birth of the applicant;
(d) the name and address of any employer of the
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(e) details of the applicant's qualifications,
knowledge, training or experience relevant to
each private security activity or any aspect of
a private security activity the applicant seeks
to have authorised under the licence;
(f) details, in relation to the applicant, of any of
the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence or
a disqualifying offence in the preceding
10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence or a disqualifying offence in
the preceding 5 years for which a
conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence or a
disqualifying offence that are pending
at the time the application is made.
12 Documents to accompany licence application
For the purposes of section 16(c) of the Act, an
application for a private security individual
operator licence must be accompanied by the
following documents—
(a) a passport-size colour photograph of the
applicant;
(b) if the applicant has provided details of the
applicant's qualifications or training, a
certified copy of any document verifying the
qualifications or training;
(c) if the applicant has provided details of the
applicant's knowledge or experience, any
document verifying the knowledge or
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13 Documents to accompany renewal application
For the purposes of section 36(2)(c) of the Act, a
renewal of a private security individual operator
licence that provides details of the applicant's
qualifications, knowledge, training or experience
must be accompanied by—
(a) a certified copy of any document that verifies
the qualifications or training, unless that
document has already been provided under
regulation 9(c); or
(b) any document verifying the knowledge or
experience.
Division 3—General provisions for licences
14 Licence document
A licence document issued under section 40 of the
Act must contain the following particulars—
(a) the type of private security licence granted;
(b) the security activities authorised under the
licence;
(c) the name of the licence holder and, in the
case of a licence held by a body corporate,
the name of the nominated person;
(d) the expiry date of the licence;
(e) a photograph of the licence holder or, in the
case of a licence held by a body corporate, a
photograph of the nominated person;
(f) any name under which the business will
operate;
(g) any conditions imposed on the licence.
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15 Application by holder of licence to vary licence to
authorise additional activity
(1) For the purposes of section 42(4)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed particulars are current details of the
particulars that have changed since the licence
was granted or last renewed.
(2) For the purposes of section 42(4)(c) of the Act,
the following documents and information are
prescribed—
(a) in the case of a private security business
licence held by a natural person—
(i) a certified copy of a document
verifying the applicant's membership
of an approved security industry
organisation relevant to each additional
class A security activity or any aspect
of each additional activity the applicant
seeks to have authorised under the
licence; and
(ii) a certified copy of any document
verifying the applicant's qualifications
or training relevant to each additional
class A security activity or any aspect
of each additional activity the applicant
seeks to have authorised under the
licence; and
(iii) any document verifying the applicant's
knowledge or experience relevant to
each additional class A security activity
or any aspect of each additional activity
the applicant seeks to have authorised
under the licence;
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(b) in the case of a private security business
licence held by a body corporate—
(i) a certified copy of a document
verifying the nominated person's
membership of an approved security
industry organisation relevant to each
additional class A security activity or
any aspect of each additional activity
the applicant seeks to have authorised
under the licence; and
(ii) a certified copy of any document
verifying the nominated person's
qualifications or training relevant to
each additional class A security activity
or any aspect of each additional activity
the applicant seeks to have authorised
under the licence; and
(iii) any document verifying the nominated
person's knowledge or experience
relevant to each additional class A
security activity or any aspect of each
additional activity the applicant seeks
to have authorised under the licence;
(c) in the case of a private security individual
operator licence—
(i) a certified copy of a document
verifying the applicant's qualifications
or training relevant to each additional
class A security activity or any aspect
of each additional activity the applicant
seeks to have authorised under the
licence; and
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(ii) any document verifying the applicant's
knowledge or experience relevant to
each additional class A security activity
or any aspect of each additional activity
the applicant seeks to have authorised
under the licence.
16 Application by holder of licence to vary or revoke a
licence condition
(1) For the purposes of section 43(3)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed particulars are—
(a) the applicant's reasons for seeking the
variation or revocation of the licence
condition; and
(b) current details of the particulars that have
changed since the licence was granted or last
renewed.
(2) For the purposes of section 43(3)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed documents and information is a
certified copy of any document that verifies the
accuracy of the reasons set out in the application.
17 Issue and surrender of licence document
A private security licence document issued under
section 44(1) of the Act must contain—
(a) details of the class A security activities
authorised under the licence as varied; and
(b) details of any conditions on the licence as
varied.
18 Issue of new licence document on cancellation or
suspension of authority to carry on activity
A private security licence document issued under
section 45(5) or 59(2) of the Act must contain
details of any class A security activity that
continues to be authorised under the licence.
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19 Fees for business licences held by natural persons
For the purposes of sections 30(1), 30(2), 39(1)(a)
and 39(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fees for a
private security business licence in the case of a
natural person are set out in the Table.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Number of class A
activities to be
authorised under
the licence
Application fee
for licence or
renewal of
licence
Licence fee or renewal
fee
1 1 9·68 fee units 1·56 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
2 2 10·65 fee
units
1·66 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
3 3 11·61 fee
units
1·86 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
4 4 12·58 fee
units
1·96 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
5 5 13∙55 fee
units
2∙06 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
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20 Fees for business licences held by bodies corporate
For the purposes of sections 30(1), 30(2), 39(1)(a)
and 39(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fees for a
private security business licence in the case of a
body corporate are set out in the Table.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Number of class A
activities to be
authorised under
the licence
Application fee
for licence or
renewal of
licence
Licence fee or renewal
fee
1 1 16·13 fee
units
2·54 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
2 2 17·74 fee
units
2·83 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
3 3 19·35 fee
units
3·08 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
4 4 20·97 fee
units
3·32 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
or renewed
5 5 22∙59 fee
units
3∙56 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the licence is granted
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21 Fees for individual operator licences
For the purposes of sections 30(1), 30(2), 39(1)(a)
and 39(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fees for a
private security individual operator licence are set
out in the Table.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Number of class A
activities to be
authorised under
the licence
Application
fee for licence
or renewal of
licence Licence fee or renewal fee
1 1 4·4 fee units 1∙36 fee units for each
period of 2 months or part
of a period of 2 months for
which the licence is
granted or renewed
2 2 4·84 fee
units
1∙56 fee units for each
period of 2 months or part
of a period of 2 months for
which the licence is
granted or renewed
3 3 5·28 fee
units
1∙66 fee units for each
period of 2 months or part
of a period of 2 months for
which the licence is
granted or renewed
4 4 5·72 fee
units
1∙76 fee units for each
period of 2 months or part
of a period of 2 months for
which the licence is
granted or renewed
5 5 6∙16 fee units 1∙86 fee units for each
period of 2 months or part
of a period of 2 months for
which the licence is
granted or renewed
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22 Reduced fees for simultaneous applications
Despite regulations 19, 20 and 21, if a person
applies for a private security licence or the
renewal of a private security licence at the same
time as the person applies for the issue or renewal
of a licence under the Firearms Act 1996, the
application fee for the grant or renewal of the
private security licence is 50% of the fee for that
application set out in Column 3 of the relevant
Table in regulation 19, 20 or 21.
23 Reduced application fee for certain applications
Despite regulations 19, 20, 21 and 22, if a person
applies for a private security licence or the
renewal of a private security licence for a period
that is less than 3 years, the application fee is the
amount of the application fee for that licence or
renewal set out in Column 3 of the Table in
regulation 19, 20 or 21 (or the reduced amount
calculated in accordance with regulation 22)
divided by 36 and multiplied by the number of
months of the period of the licence.
24 Fees for variation of licences
(1) For the purposes of section 42(5)(a) of the Act,
the prescribed application fee is—
(a) in the case of a private security business
licence held by a natural person,
4∙84 fee units; or
(b) in the case of a private security business
licence held by a body corporate,
8∙06 fee units; or
(c) in the case of a private security individual
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(2) For the purposes of section 42(5)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed variation fee is—
(a) in the case of a private security business
licence held by a natural person,
13∙86 fee units; or
(b) in the case of a private security business
licence held by a body corporate,
23∙09 fee units; or
(c) in the case of a private security individual
operator licence, 6∙23 fee units.
25 Application by holder of licence to vary or revoke a
licence condition
For the purposes of section 43(4) of the Act, the
prescribed application fee is 2∙25 fee units.
Division 5—Permits
26 Overseas bodyguard with temporary interstate or
Territory permit
For the purposes of section 67(b) of the Act, the
kind of permit is an authority to act as a
bodyguard in another State or Territory for the
duration of a special event that is conducted in
Victoria as well as in that State or Territory.
27 Application and permit fees for permits
(1) For the purposes of section 69(1) of the Act, the
prescribed application fee is—
(a) in the case of an application under section 64
or 65 of the Act, 4∙4 fee units; and
(b) in the case of an application under section 66
of the Act, 8∙8 fee units.
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(2) For the purposes of section 69(2) of the Act, the
prescribed permit fee is—
(a) in the case of a permit under section 64 or 65
of the Act, 4∙15 fee units; and
(b) in the case of a permit under section 66 of
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Part 3—Registration of private security
operators
Division 1—Private security business registrations
28 Particulars for registration or renewal application
For the purposes of sections 73(b) and 92(2)(b) of
the Act, an application for a private security
business registration or the renewal of a private
security business registration must contain the
following particulars—
(a) the security activities the applicant seeks to
have authorised under the registration;
(b) in the case of an application by a natural
person, the given names, surname, postal and
residential address of the applicant and, in
the case of a renewal of a registration, any
close associate of the applicant;
(c) in the case of an application by a body
corporate—
(i) the name of the body corporate and the
Australian Company Number of the
body corporate if registered under the
Corporations Act; and
(ii) any additional names under which the
body corporate intends to carry on the
business;
(d) in the case of a renewal by a body corporate,
the given names, surname, postal and
residential address of the nominated person,
each officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
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(e) the date of birth of—
(i) in the case of an application by a
natural person, the applicant and any
close associate of the applicant; or
(ii) in the case of an application by a body
corporate, the nominated person, each
officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
(f) the trading name (if applicable) of the
business carried on by the applicant;
(g) the Australian Business Number (if any)
issued under the A New Tax System
(Australian Business Number) Act 1999 of
the Commonwealth for the business carried
on by the applicant;
(h) in the case of an applicant who is a natural
person, details in relation to the applicant
and any close associate of the applicant, and
in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate, details in relation to the nominated
person, each officer of the body corporate
and any close associate of the body corporate
of any of the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence in
the preceding 10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence in the preceding 5 years for
which a conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence that
are pending at the time the application
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(i) details of any declaration of bankruptcy in
the preceding 5 years by—
(i) in the case of an applicant who is a
natural person, the applicant and any
close associate of the applicant; and
(ii) in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate, the nominated person, any
officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate;
(j) details of whether any of the following is
insolvent under administration—
(i) in the case of an applicant who is a
natural person, the applicant and any
close associate of the applicant;
(ii) in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate, the nominated person, any
officer of the body corporate and any
close associate of the body corporate.
29 Documents to accompany registration application
For the purposes of section 73(c) of the Act,
an application for a private security business
registration must be accompanied by the
following documents—
(a) a passport-size colour photograph of—
(i) in the case of an application by a
natural person, the applicant; and
(ii) in the case of an application by a body
corporate, the nominated person;
(b) a certificate of currency for public liability
insurance in relation to the business carried
on by the applicant;
(c) in the case of an application by a natural
person who carries on the business under a
business name, a certified copy of the
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registration issued in that name under the
Business Names Registration Act 2011 of
the Commonwealth;
(d) in the case of an application by a body
corporate—
(i) a certified copy of any certificate of
registration under the Corporations Act
for the body corporate; and
(ii) if the body corporate is trading under a
name other than in the certificate of
registration under the Corporations Act,
a certified copy of any registration
issued to the body corporate in that
name under the Business Names
Registration Act 2011 of the
Commonwealth; and
(iii) if the body corporate is registered
under the Corporations Act, a certified
copy of a document that verifies the
appointment of the officers of the body
corporate from the Australian Securities
and Investments Commission.
30 Documents to accompany renewal application
For the purposes of section 92(2)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed documents or information are the
following—
(a) a certificate of currency for public liability
insurance in relation to the business carried
on by the applicant;
(b) in the case of an applicant that is a body
corporate that is registered under the
Corporations Act, a certified copy of a
document that verifies the appointment of
the officers of the body corporate from the
Australian Securities and Investments
Commission.
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Division 2—Individual operator registrations
31 Particulars for registration or renewal application
For the purposes of sections 73(b) and 92(2)(b)
of the Act, an application for a private security
individual operator registration or the renewal of a
private security individual operator registration
must contain the following particulars—
(a) the security activities the applicant seeks to
have authorised under the registration;
(b) the given names, surname, postal and
residential address of the applicant;
(c) the date of birth of the applicant;
(d) the name and address of any employer of the
applicant;
(e) details, in relation to the applicant, of any of
the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence in
the preceding 10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for any indictable
offence in the preceding 5 years for
which a conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence that
are pending at the time the application
is made.
32 Documents and information to accompany
application for registration
An application under section 73 of the Act
for the grant of a private security individual
operator registration must be accompanied by a
passport-size colour photograph of the applicant.
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Division 3—General provisions for registrations
33 Registration document
A registration document issued under section 96
of the Act must contain the following
particulars—
(a) the type of private security registration
granted;
(b) the security activities authorised under the
registration;
(c) the name of the registration holder and, in
the case of a registration held by a body
corporate, the name of the nominated person;
(d) the expiry date of the registration;
(e) a photograph of the registration holder or, in
the case of a registration held by a body
corporate, a photograph of the nominated
person;
(f) any name under which the business will
operate;
(g) any conditions imposed on the registration.
34 Application by holder of registration to vary
registration to authorise additional activity
For the purposes of section 98(4)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed particulars are current details of the
particulars that have changed since the registration
was granted or last renewed.
35 Application by holder of registration to vary a
registration
(1) For the purposes of section 99(3)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed particulars are—
(a) the applicant's reasons for seeking the
variation or revocation of the condition; and
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(b) current details of the particulars that have
changed since the registration was granted or
last renewed.
(2) For the purposes of section 99(3)(c) of the Act,
the prescribed documents and information is a
certified copy of any document that verifies the
accuracy of the reasons set out in the application.
36 Issue, surrender and cancellation of registration
document
(1) A private security registration document issued
under section 100(1) of the Act must contain—
(a) details of the class B security activities
authorised under the varied registration; and
(b) details of any conditions on the varied
registration.
(2) A private security registration document issued
under section 101(5) or 114(2) of the Act must
contain details of any class B security activity that
continues to be authorised under the registration.
Division 4—Fees for registrations
37 Fees for business registrations held by natural
persons
For the purposes of sections 87(1), 87(2), 95(1)(a)
and 95(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fees for a
private security business registration in the case of
a natural person are set out in the Table.
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Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Number of class B
activities to be
authorised under
the registration
Application fee
for registration
or renewal of
registration
Registration fee or
renewal fee
1 1 7·23 fee units 1·17 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the registration is
granted or renewed
2 2 7·96 fee units 1·27 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the registration is
granted or renewed
38 Fees for business registrations held by bodies
corporate
For the purposes of sections 87(1), 87(2), 95(1)(a)
and 95(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fees for a
private security business registration in the case of
a body corporate are set out in the Table.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Number of class B
activities to be
authorised under
the registration
Application fee
for registration
or renewal of
registration
Registration fee or
renewal fee
1 1 12·12 fee
units
1·96 fee units for
each month or part of
a month for which
the registration is
granted or renewed
2 2 13·33 fee
units
2·15 fee units for each
month or part of a
month for which the
registration is granted
or renewed
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39 Fees for individual operator registrations
For the purposes of sections 87(1), 87(2), 95(1)(a)
and 95(1)(b) of the Act, the prescribed fees for a
private security individual operator registration
are set out in the Table.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Number of class B
activities to be
authorised under
the registration
Application fee
for registration
or renewal of
registration
Registration fee or
renewal fee
1 1 3·32 fee units 1 fee unit for each
period of 2 months or
part of a period of
2 months for which
the registration is
granted or renewed
2 2 3·66 fee units 1∙08 fee units for
each period of
2 months or part of a
period of 2 months
for which the
registration is granted
or renewed
40 Reduced fees for simultaneous applications
(1) Despite regulations 37, 38 and 39, if a person
applies for a private security registration or the
renewal of a private security registration at the
same time as the person applies for the issue or
renewal of a licence under the Firearms
Act 1996, the application fee for the grant or
renewal of the registration is 50% of the fee for
that application set out in Column 3 of the
relevant Table in regulation 37, 38 or 39.
(2) Despite regulations 37, 38 and 39, if a person
applies for the grant or renewal of a private
security registration at the same time as the person
applies for the grant or renewal of a private
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security licence (whether or not the person applies
for the issue or renewal of a licence under the
Firearms Act 1996 at that same time) the fees
are—
(a) in the case of the application fee, 50% of the
fee for that application set out in Column 3
of the relevant Table in regulation 37, 38
or 39; and
(b) in the case of the registration or renewal fee,
10% of the fee for that registration or
renewal set out in Column 4 of the relevant
Table in regulation 37, 38 or 39.
41 Reduced application fee for certain applications
Despite regulations 37, 38, 39 and 40, if a person
applies for a private security registration or the
renewal of a private security registration for a
period that is less than 3 years, the application fee
is the amount of the application fee for that
registration or renewal set out in Column 3 of
the Table in regulation 37, 38 or 39 (or the
reduced amount calculated in accordance with
regulation 40) divided by 36 and multiplied by the
number of months of the period of the registration.
42 Fees for variation of business registrations
(1) For the purposes of section 98(5)(a) of the Act,
the prescribed application fee is—
(a) in the case of a private security business
registration held by a natural person,
3∙62 fee units; or
(b) in the case of a private security business
registration held by a body corporate,
6∙06 fee units; or
(c) in the case of a private security individual
operator registration, 1∙66 fee units.
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(2) For the purposes of section 98(5)(b) of the Act,
the prescribed variation fee is—
(a) in the case of a private security business
registration held by a natural person,
10∙39 fee units; or
(b) in the case of a private security business
registration held by a body corporate,
17∙32 fee units; or
(c) in the case of a private security individual
operator registration, 4∙67 fee units.
43 Application fee to vary or revoke a registration
condition
For the purposes of section 99(4) of the Act, the
prescribed application fee is 2∙25 fee units.
Division 5—Permits
44 Fees for permits
(1) For the purposes of section 122(1) of the Act, the
prescribed application fee for an application for a
permit issued under Division 5 of Part 4 of the Act
is 4·4 fee units.
(2) For the purposes of section 122(2) of the Act, the
prescribed permit fee for a permit issued under
Division 5 of Part 4 of the Act is 4·15 fee units.
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Part 4—General provisions applying to
licences and registrations
45 Nominated person of body corporate
For the purposes of section 124(9)(c) of the Act,
the following documents and information are
prescribed—
(a) a passport-size colour photograph of the
nominated person;
(b) the date of birth of the nominated person;
(c) in the case of a private security business
licence, details, in relation to the nominated
person, of any of the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence or
a disqualifying offence in the preceding
10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence or a disqualifying offence in
the preceding 5 years for which a
conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence or a
disqualifying offence that are pending
at the time the application is made;
(d) in the case of a private security business
registration, details, in relation to the
nominated person, of any of the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence in
the preceding 10 years;
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(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence in the preceding 5 years for
which a conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence that
are pending at the time the application
is made;
(e) details of any declaration of bankruptcy by
the nominated person;
(f) details of whether the nominated person is
insolvent under administration;
(g) proof of identity of the nominated person,
being, if the Chief Commissioner so
requires, proof by way of the specified
identification method;
(h) two written references from persons in a
class prescribed in regulation 49 attesting to
the suitability of the nominated person;
(i) in the case of an applicant for, or holder of, a
private security business licence—
(i) details of any membership by the
nominated person of an approved
security industry organisation relevant
to each private security activity or any
aspect of each private security activity
authorised under the licence and a
certified copy of a document verifying
that membership; and
(ii) details of the nominated person's
qualifications and training (if any)
relevant to each private security activity
or any aspect of each private security
activity authorised under the licence
and certified copies of documents
verifying the qualifications or training;
and
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(iii) details of the nominated person's
knowledge or experience (if any)
relevant to each private security activity
or any aspect of each private security
activity authorised under the licence
and documents verifying the knowledge
or experience.
46 Duplicate licence or registration document
For the purposes of section 125(2)(a) of the Act,
the prescribed fee is 2·92 fee units.
47 Permanent records to be kept by licence and
registration holders
For the purposes of section 134(1)(a) and (2)(a) of
the Act, the holder of a private security licence or
private security registration must keep permanent
records of the following particulars—
(a) the given names, surname and address of any
person who requested that the holder provide
a security service;
(b) the date the request for the service was
received by the holder;
(c) a description of the nature of the service
provided by the holder;
(d) the dates on which the service was provided;
(e) the names and addresses of any persons
engaged or employed by the holder of the
private security licence or private security
registration to provide the service.
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48 Inspection of records
(1) The holder of a licence or registration required to
keep a record under section 134 of the Act must
make the record available for inspection by a
police officer or an authorised person at any time
during normal business hours.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
(2) Records made available for inspection under
subregulation (1) may only be inspected for the
purposes of monitoring whether the holder of the
licence or registration is complying with the Act
or these Regulations.
49 Persons for giving written references
For the purposes of sections 17 and 74 of the Act,
the class of person that is prescribed for the giving
of written references is a person who—
(a) has known the person referred to in the
reference for at least 12 months; and
(b) is not related by birth or marriage to that
person; and
(c) is any of the following—
(i) a person authorised by section 107A(1)
of the Evidence (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1958 to witness the
signing of a statutory declaration;
(ii) a person registered under the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law to
practise in the nursing and midwifery
profession as a nurse (other than as a
midwife or as a student);
(iii) a registered teacher within the meaning
of the Education and Training
Reform Act 2006 or a corresponding
law of another State or Territory;
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(iv) an Officer of the Australian Defence
Force within the meaning of the
Defence Act 1903 of the
Commonwealth;
(v) a holder of a private security business
licence (or if the holder is a body
corporate, the nominated person) who
for at least 5 years continuously held
that licence or was the nominated
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Part 5—Particular provisions for crowd
controllers
50 Crowd controllers must wear identification
For the purposes of section 138 of the Act, the
identification to be worn by a crowd controller
must—
(a) be clearly visible; and
(b) consist of—
(i) a number not less than 4 centimetres in
height and 5 millimetres in thickness;
and
(ii) the word "SECURITY" in letters not
less than 5 millimetres in height; and
(c) be worn on the crowd controller's chest.
51 Information required to be entered in the register
For the purposes of section 142(1)(f) of the Act,
the following information is required—
(a) the times at which the crowd controller starts
and finishes each period of duty at the place
where the person acts as a crowd controller;
(b) the signature of the crowd controller to be
entered into the register at the time at which
the crowd controller records starting and
finishing each period of duty in the register.
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Part 6—Infringement notices
52 Power to serve a notice
(1) For the purposes of section 163(1)(b) of the Act,
a prescribed offence is an offence set out in
Column 2 of the Table.
(2) The infringement penalty—
(a) for an offence against section 59(1), 62(1),
114(1), 117(1), 128(3), 129(2), 129(4), 133
or 138 of the Act is 2·5 penalty units; and
(b) for an offence against section 141(1), 176(1)
or 176(2) of the Act is 5 penalty units; and
(c) for an offence against section 134(1)
or 134(2) of the Act is 10 penalty units; and
(d) for an offence against a regulation set out in
Column 2 of the Table is the amount set out
in Column 3 of that Table for that offence.
(3) A summary of an offence in Column 4 of the
Table does not affect the nature or elements of the
offence to which the summary refers or the
operation of these Regulations.
Table
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Item
Offences against
these Regulations
Infringement
penalty Summary of offence
1 Regulation 48(1) 2·5 penalty
units
Failure to make
records available for
inspection
2 Regulation 58 2·5 penalty
units
Failure to provide
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53 Approvals to be published
The Chief Commissioner must publish on the
Internet an up-to-date list of—
(a) security industry training or other
requirements approved under
section 172(1)(a) of the Act; and
(b) security industry organisations approved
under section 172(1)(c) of the Act.
54 Chief Commissioner to keep register
For the purposes of section 173(1) of the Act,
the prescribed particulars are those set out in
Schedule 1.
55 Parts of the register that may be inspected
For the purposes of section 173(2) of the Act, the
part of the register that is prescribed for the
purposes of inspection is the part containing the
following particulars about holders of licences,
registrations and permits under the Act—
(a) the names in which the licences, registrations
or permits are held;
(b) the business addresses of the holders or the
names and addresses of the employers of the
holders;
(c) the security activities the holders are
authorised to carry out under those licences,
registrations or permits;
(d) any conditions imposed on the holders of the
licences, registrations or permits relating to
supervision or training or the carriage and
use of equipment;
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(e) the expiry date of the licences, registrations
or permits held.
56 Requirement to notify Chief Commissioner of
changes to close associates
For the purposes of section 174(2)(d) of the Act,
the following documents and information are
prescribed—
(a) the date of birth of the person;
(b) in the case of the holder of a private security
business licence, details, in relation to the
person, of any of the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence or
a disqualifying offence in the preceding
10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence or a disqualifying offence in
the preceding 5 years for which a
conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence or a
disqualifying offence that are pending
at the time the application is made;
(c) in the case of the holder of a private security
business registration, details, in relation to
the person, of any of the following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence in
the preceding 10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence in the preceding 5 years for
which a conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence that
are pending at the time the application
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(d) details of any declaration of bankruptcy by
the person;
(e) details as to whether the person is insolvent
under administration;
(f) proof of identity of the person, being if the
Chief Commissioner so requires, proof by
way of the specified identification method;
(g) two written references from persons in a
class specified in regulation 49 attesting to
the suitability of the person.
57 Body corporate to notify Chief Commissioner of
changes to officers
For the purposes of section 175(2)(c) of the Act,
the following documents and information are
prescribed—
(a) the date of birth of the person;
(b) if the body corporate is the holder of a
private security business licence, details, in
relation to the person, of any of the
following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence or
a disqualifying offence in the preceding
10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence or a disqualifying offence in
the preceding 5 years for which a
conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence or a
disqualifying offence that are pending
at the time the application is made;
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(c) if the body corporate is the holder of a
private security business registration, details,
in relation to the person, of any of the
following—
(i) a conviction for an indictable offence in
the preceding 10 years;
(ii) a finding of guilt for an indictable
offence in the preceding 5 years for
which a conviction was not recorded;
(iii) any charges that have been laid for
committing an indictable offence and
that are pending at the time the
application is made;
(d) a certified copy of a document that verifies
the appointment of the person as an officer
of the body corporate from the Australian
Securities and Investments Commission if
the body corporate is registered under the
Corporations Act;
(e) details of any declaration of bankruptcy by
the person;
(f) details as to whether the person is insolvent
under administration;
(g) proof of identity of the person, being if the
Chief Commissioner so requires, proof by
way of the specified identification method;
(h) two written references from persons in a
class specified in regulation 49 attesting to
the suitability of the person.
58 Notice of change of particulars
A person who is the holder of a private security
licence, private security registration or permit
issued under the Act must advise the Chief
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Commissioner in writing within 28 days of a
change in the following particulars in relation to
that person—
(a) the name of the person;
(b) in the case of a private security business
licence, a private security business
registration or a permit issued under
section 65 or 120 of the Act, the principal
place of business of the person, if that place
is not the registered address of the business.
Penalty: 10 penalty units.
Note
Section 129 of the Act requires the holder of a private
security licence or a private security registration to notify
the Chief Commissioner of any change of a registered
address.
59 Certified copies of documents
If these Regulations require a certified copy of a
document, the copy of the document must be
certified by a person listed in section 107A(1)
of the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions)
Act 1958 in accordance with the following—
(a) each page of the copy, other than the last
page, must be certified to the effect that the
copy is a true and complete copy of the
corresponding page of the document;
(b) the last page of the copy must be certified to
the effect that the copy is a true and complete
copy of the document.
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Schedule 1—Register of licence, registration and permit holders
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Schedule 1—Register of licence, registration
and permit holders
Regulation 54
1 Name in which each licence, registration or permit is
granted or issued.
2 Registered address of the licence, registration or permit
holder.
3 Address of principal place of business of the holder (if not
the same address as the registered address).
4 Additional business names (if any).
5 Name and address of any close associate of the holder of a
licence, registration or permit and in the case of a holder
that is a body corporate, the names and addresses of the
nominated person and each officer of the body corporate.
6 Date of birth of each licence, registration and permit holder
who is a natural person, and in the case of a body corporate,
date of birth of the nominated person and each officer of the
body corporate.
7 Type of licence, registration or permit.
8 Security activities authorised under the licence, registration
or permit.
9 Any conditions imposed on the licence, registration or
permit.
10 Date that the current licence, registration or permit was
granted or issued.
11 Date that the original licence or registration or first permit
was granted or issued (if known).
12 Expiry date of the current licence, registration or permit.
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Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 Reg. 4: S.R. No. 77/2005 extended in operation by S.R. No. 60/2015.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the
meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2015 is
$13.60. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
Penalty Units
These Regulations provide for penalties by reference to penalty units within
the meaning of section 110 of the Sentencing Act 1991. The amount of the
penalty is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of the Monetary
Units Act 2004, by multiplying the number of penalty units applicable by the
value of a penalty unit.
The value of a penalty unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2015 is
$151.67.
The amount of the calculated penalty may be rounded to the nearest dollar.
The value of a penalty unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
penalty unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette
and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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