Private Investigator & Security Licensing Forms
60 formsAdviser / Consultant
Bodyguard / Close Protection
Business / Master Licence
Required if you operate a security business in Victoria — even as a sole trader providing security services to others....
Required to operate a security business in Queensland providing services to others. Classes 2A and 2B — based on...
Cash & Logistics
Cash in Transit operators move currency, valuables and ATM canisters between banks, retail premises and processing...
Armed guard work in Australia requires two licences: (1) the underlying state security industry licence with armed...
Cash-in-Transit
Class 1B is the armed guard subclass under the Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) and is the licence required for...
Under the Private Security Act 2004 (Vic), cash-in-transit work is performed under the "armed guard" (Activity 4)...
Queensland CIT work is performed under the Security Providers Act 1993 (Qld) Subclass 1.5 (Armed Security Officer) on a...
Western Australian CIT work is regulated under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 with a Security...
Close Protection
Class 1AB under the Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) authorises individuals to act as a bodyguard or close-protection...
Activity 3 (Bodyguard) on the Victorian PSIO licence under the Private Security Act 2004 (Vic) authorises individuals...
Personal Protection Officer (PPO) work in Queensland is performed under the Security Providers Act 1993 (Qld) Subclass...
Cross-Border / Mutual Recognition
Firearms Endorsement
Investigator
Class 1AC under the Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents Act 2004 (NSW) is the licence held by private...
In Victoria, private investigation is regulated under the Private Security Act 2004 (Vic) as a separate "investigator"...
Private investigator regulation in Queensland is handled by Office of Fair Trading under the Security Providers Act...
Investigator Licensing
Class 2A licence in NSW authorises private investigation work — surveillance, factual investigations, skip tracing,...
WA Inquiry Agent licence under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. Equivalent to a private...
Monitoring & Risk
Security Monitoring Centre Operators (also called Alarm Response Operators or CCTV Monitoring Officers) staff Grade A1...
A Maritime Security Identification Card (MSIC) is a nationally consistent identification card required for unmonitored...
An Aviation Security Identification Card (ASIC) is required for unmonitored access to security-restricted areas of...
Commercial Agents (debt collectors, process servers, repossession agents and mortgage property inspectors) require a...
Monitoring Centre
Class 2D under the Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) authorises individuals to operate a security monitoring centre —...
Activity 6 (Security Equipment Monitoring) on the Victorian PSIO licence under the Private Security Act 2004 (Vic)...
Security Licensing
Class 1A licence in NSW authorises unarmed bodyguard / patrol / static guard duties. Apply through SLED after...
Class 1C licence covers crowd control duties (door staff, event security, festival security) in licensed premises and...
Single Victorian licence covering all security activities — bodyguard, crowd control, security guard, security adviser,...
Queensland Class 1 Security Provider licence covers unarmed security officer (1A), bodyguard (1B), crowd controller...
WA crowd controller (door staff, event security) licence under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996.
WA Security Officer licence — patrol, static guard, mobile patrol, asset protection. Lower training threshold than...
South Australia issues a single Security and Investigation Agents licence with operator categories: bodyguard, crowd...
Tasmanian Security and Investigations licence under the Security and Investigations Agents Act 2002 (Tas). Single...
NT Security Industry licence under the Private Security Act 1995 (NT). Activities: crowd controller, bodyguard,...
ACT Security Industry licence under the Security Industry Act 2003 (ACT). Single licence with endorsements: security...
Security Operative
Class 1A authorises an individual to act as an unarmed security guard in NSW under the Security Industry Act 1997....
The Private Security Individual Operator (PSIO) licence under the Private Security Act 2004 (Vic) authorises...
A Queensland Security Provider (Class 1) Crowd Controller licence under the Security Providers Act 1993 authorises...
Issued under the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 (WA), this licence authorises holders to work as a...
This combined entry covers Security Agent licensing in the four smaller jurisdictions, each administered under its own...
Static guard and mobile patrol roles fall under the standard unarmed security guard licence in every Australian...
Specialist Security
A Class 1F licence authorises an individual to act as a bodyguard providing personal protection services in NSW.
In Victoria, bodyguard work is an activity endorsement on the Private Security Individual Operator (PSIO) licence under...
Queensland recognises bodyguard as a distinct subclass under the Security Providers Act 1993.
Security Equipment Installers design, install, commission and service intruder alarm systems, CCTV systems and...
Locksmiths in Australia must hold a state security industry licence with locksmith subclass and complete MEM30205 Cert...
K9 (canine) security handlers deploy specially trained dogs for static patrol, mobile patrol, drug/explosive detection...
Executive Protection / Close Protection specialists provide high-end personal protection to corporate executives,...
CPP31318 Cert III in Security Operations is the supervisory-level qualification for security workers progressing to...
Technical Security
Technical security endorsement — install, service, monitor electronic security systems (CCTV, alarms, access control)....
Class 2A under the Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) authorises individuals to sell, install, maintain or repair...
Class 2B under the Security Industry Act 1997 (NSW) authorises individuals to inspect, advise on, install and service...