NSW-Amendments to the Security Industry Regulation 2016 commenced on 15 December 2023.
The amendments include: Security Industry Regulation 2016
NSW Revenue – Payroll tax resources for the security industry
An overview of common business practices in the security industry that may create payroll tax problems in NSW. Learn how to correctly declare payments to workers under employment agency contracts and payroll tax grouping. Read More
Changes to NSW security industry legislation commencing 1 June 2023
Significant changes to the Security Industry Act 1997 and the Security Industry Regulation 2016 will commence on 1 June 2023. Key changes include:
NSW Police – New penalty for false alarms
Under an amendment to the Police Act 1990 (section 209), which takes effect on 1 January 2023, NSW Police will charge a penalty for false alarm responses. The NSW Police Force has allowed a three-month grace period (1 January-31 March 2023) where the penalty will remain at $200 to enable alarm monitoring companies to notify […]
NSW Security Industry Amendment Bill 2022
The Deputy Premier of NSW has introduced the Security Industry Amendment Bill 2022 to the NSW Parliament. The Bill makes amendments to the NSW security industry legislation, including: changing Class 1 licence subclasses to reflect the discrete industry role types identified during the last review of the national Security Operations training qualifications changing the definition […]
NSW legislative changes for Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents
The Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004 (CAPI) will be repealed on 1 July 2022. From that date: existing CAPI licences will cease to be current NSW Fair Trading will be responsible for licensing of Commercial Agents SLED will remain responsible for licensing of Private Inquiry Agents, which will become Private Investigators as a new […]