Prohibited Weapons Regulation 1997

An employee of a security organisation that holds a permit to possess body armour is authorised to possess and use that armour if the armour is—

owned or leased by the security organisation of which the employee is an employee; and

in his or her possession for use in the course of that employment; and

when not in use, stored securely and in a way that it is not visible.

A permit authorising a security organisation to possess body armour is subject to the following conditions:

each use of the armour must be recorded in a register;

the armour must be inscribed in a permanent way with an identification number;

the permit-holder must not possess more body armour than specified for the purpose by the permit.