PRIVATE SECURITY (CROWD CONTROLLERS) REGULATIONS 1996
NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
PRIVATE SECURITY (CROWD CONTROLLERS) REGULATIONS 1996
As in force at 25 March 2024
Table of provisions
1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1
2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1
3 Disqualifying offences ...................................................................... 1
5 Information to be provided by applicant ........................................... 2
6 Particulars of undertakings .............................................................. 2
7 Identification to be worn by crowd controller .................................... 3
8 Information in incident registers ....................................................... 3
9 Fees ................................................................................................ 3
10 Offences .......................................................................................... 4
ENDNOTES
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NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA
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As in force at 25 March 2024
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PRIVATE SECURITY (CROWD CONTROLLERS) REGULATIONS 1996
Regulations under the Private Security Act 1995
1 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Private Security
(Crowd Controllers) Regulations 1996.
2 Commencement
These Regulations shall come into operation on 1 March 1996.
3 Disqualifying offences
For the definition of disqualifying offence in section 3 of the Act,
the following offences are prescribed in relation to a crowd
controller's provisional licence and a crowd controller's licence:
(a) an offence against section 69, 156, 160, 165, 166, 177, 181,
182, 186, 188(2), 188A, 189A, 189, 193, 193B, 194, 195, 196,
208H, 208HA, 208HB, 208J, 208JA, 208JB, 208JC, 208JD,
208JE, 208JF, 208JG, 218, 226, 228AH, 228AK, 228AO,
228C, 228D, 228E, 236B, 243(1) or 260 of the Criminal Code;
(b) an offence against section 188(1) of the Criminal Code where
a circumstance of aggravation as specified in subsection (2)
exists;
(c) an offence against section 217 of the Criminal Code where a
custodial sentence is imposed that is wholly or partially
served;
(ca) an offence against section 132, 188(2)(k), 192 or 192B of the
Criminal Code as in force before the commencement of Part 2
of the Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual
Offences) Act 2023;
(cb) an offence against section 211, 212, 227, 228, 229, 231 or
233 of the Criminal Code as in force before the
commencement of the Criminal Code Amendment (Property
Offences) Act 2022;
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(cc) an offence against section 210 of the Criminal Code as in
force before the commencement of the Criminal Code
Amendment (Property Offences) Act 2022 in relation to which
a custodial sentence is imposed that is wholly or partially
served;
(d) an offence against section 59, 61, 63A, 74, 77, 82, 83, 84, 85
or 86 of the Firearms Act 1997;
(e) an offence against Part II, Division 1 of the Misuse of Drugs
Act 1990;
(f) an offence against section 6, 7, 8 or 9 of the Weapons Control
Act 2001;
(g) an offence against a law of the Commonwealth where the
penalty for the offence is imprisonment for 2 years or more.
5 Information to be provided by applicant
For the purposes of section 14(5) of the Act, the following
information is prescribed:
(a) 2 identical current passport-sized photographs; and
(b) the fingerprints,
of the applicant.
6 Particulars of undertakings
For the purposes of section 50(2) of the Act, the following
particulars in relation to a deed of undertaking are to be entered
into the register:
(a) the name of the crowd controller who executed the deed;
(b) the number assigned by the Director to the crowd controller's
licence to which the deed relates;
(c) the date on which the deed was executed;
(d) a summary of the undertakings contained in the deed.
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7 Identification to be worn by crowd controller
For the purposes of section 54 of the Act, the identification to be
worn by a crowd controller shall be a badge not less than 6 cm in
height on which appears, in black lettering on a white background:
(a) the word "SECURITY" in capitals not less than 5 mm in height;
and
(b) the number assigned to the crowd controller by his or her
employer, in characters not less than 4 cm in height and 5 mm
in width.
8 Information in incident registers
For the purposes of section 56 of the Act, the information to be kept
by an employer in relation to a crowd controller is:
(a) the name and residential address of the crowd controller;
(b) the number assigned by the Director to the crowd controller's
licence;
(c) for each day on which a crowd controller provides his or her
services as a crowd controller, the number assigned to the
crowd controller by his or her employer; and
(d) the date of, and details in relation to, each incident in which
physical force was used by or against the crowd controller
while the crowd controller was providing his or her services as
a crowd controller.
9 Fees
(1) For section 18(2) of the Act, the fee for granting a crowd controller's
provisional licence is 173 revenue units.
(2) For section 18(3) of the Act, the fee for granting a crowd controller's
licence is:
(a) 173 revenue units – if the licence is granted for one year; or
(b) 233 revenue units – if the licence is granted for 2 years; or
(c) 298 revenue units – if the licence is granted for 3 years.
(3) For section 24(2) of the Act, the fee for renewing a crowd
controller's licence is:
(a) 173 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for one year; or
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(b) 233 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for 2 years; or
(c) 298 revenue units – if the licence is renewed for 3 years.
(4) If an applicant for the grant of a licence holds another licence under
the Act, the fee specified in subregulation (1) is 100 revenue units.
(5) If an applicant for the grant or renewal of a licence holds another
licence under the Act, the fee specified in subregulations (2) and (3)
is:
(a) 100 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for
one year; or
(b) 140 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for
2 years; or
(c) 180 revenue units – if the licence is granted or renewed for
3 years.
(6) Subregulations (4) and (5) do not apply if the applicant for the
licence has paid a reduced fee for the other licence in accordance
with a provision similar to subregulation (4) or (5) applying in
respect of the other licence.
(7) For section 25(1A) of the Act, the fee is 30 revenue units.
10 Offences
(1) A crowd controller must not without the authority of his or her
employer:
(a) wear a uniform supplied to him or her by his or her employer;
or
(b) use equipment supplied to him or her by his or her employer;
or
(c) wear the identification specified in regulation 7.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(2) A crowd controller must not later than 30 days after changing his or
her residential address notify the Director of his or her new
residential address.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
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(3) A crowd controller must notify his or her employer of an incident in
which physical force was used by or against the crowd controller
while the crowd controller was providing his or her services as a
crowd controller as soon as practicable after the incident occurs.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(4) In this regulation:
crowd controller means a person who is the holder of:
(a) a crowd controller's provisional licence; or
(b) a crowd controller's licence.
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ENDNOTES
1 KEY
Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Private Security (Crowd Controllers) Regulations (SL No. 7, 1996)
Notified 14 February 1996
Commenced 1 March 1996 (r 2)
Amendment of Private Security (Crowd Controllers) Regulations (SL No. 31, 1998)
Notified 4 August 1998
Commenced 4 August 1998
Private Security (Crowd Controllers) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SL No. 4, 2006)
Notified 15 February 2006
Commenced 15 February 2006
Treasury Legislation Amendment (Revenue Units) Regulations 2006 (SL No. 33, 2006)
Notified 18 October 2006
Commenced 18 October 2006
Statute Law Revision Act 2007 (Act No. 4, 2007)
Assent date 8 March 2007
Commenced 8 March 2007
Fees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)
Notified 14 December 2009
Commenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)
Private Security (Crowd Controllers) Amendment Regulations 2013 (SL No. 8, 2013)
Notified 29 May 2013
Commenced 29 May 2013
Criminal Code Amendment (Identity Crime) Act 2014 (Act No. 9, 2014)
Assent date 16 April 2014
Commenced 1 July 2014 (Gaz S52, 1 July 2014)
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Licensing (Repeals and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 44, 2014)
Assent date 5 December 2014
Commenced 1 January 2015 (Gaz S130, 19 December 2014, p 2)
Justice Legislation Amendment (Drug Offences) Act 2016 (Act No. 17, 2016)
Assent date 8 June 2016
Commenced s 17 (to ext ins new s 15): 10 October 2016;
rem: 18 July 2016 (Gaz S67, 18 July 2016)
Private Security Legislation Amendment Regulations 2017 (SL No. 37, 2017)
Notified 29 November 2017
Commenced 29 November 2017
Licensing (Director-General) Repeal Act 2020 (Act No. 4, 2020)
Assent date 9 March 2020
Commenced 14 April 2020 (Gaz G13, 1 April 2020, p 2)
Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)
Assent date 17 August 2023
Commenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024)
Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Act No. 4, 2024)
Assent date 14 March 2024
Commenced pt 5, div 1: 30 October 2023 (s 2(2));
pt 3, div 2: 25 March 2024 (s 2(3), s 2 Sentencing and Other
Legislation Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 28, 2022) and
Gaz S19, 22 March 2024); pt 4: 25 March 2024 (s 2(4), s 2
Criminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences)
Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023) and Gaz S20, 22 March 2024);
rem: 15 March 2024 (s 2(1))
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 and 3.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
r 3 sub No. 4, 2006, r 3
amd Act No. 4, 2007, s 2; Act No. 9, 2014, s 13; Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act
No. 17, 2016, s 46; No. 37, 2017, r 4; Act No. 20, 2023, s 54; Act No. 4, 2024,
s 80
r 4 rep No. 4, 2006, r 3
r 6 amd Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87
r 8 amd Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87
r 9 amd No. 31, 1998
sub No. 4, 2006, r 4
amd No. 33, 2006, r 5; No. 34, 2009, r 10; No. 8, 2013, r 3
r 10 ins No. 4, 2006, r 4
amd No. 33, 2006, r 5; Act No. 44, 2014, s 145; Act No. 4, 2020, s 87
sch rep No. 4, 2006, r 5
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