Security Providers Act 1993

A security officer is a person who, for reward, guards, patrols or watches another person’s property, including by—

personally patrolling the property; or

personally monitoring the property by operating an audiovisual or visual recording system, a radio or other electronic monitoring device.

Subsection (1) applies to a person even if the person’s duties include guarding or watching other persons lawfully on property in a way that is not a close personal protection service.

Despite subsection (1), each of the following is not a security officer—

an engaged service provider within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006, in carrying out the engaged service provider’s functions under that Act;

a person who is an employee of an engaged service provider within the meaning of the Corrective Services Act 2006, in carrying out the functions of the person’s employment.

Also, despite subsection (1) and subject to subsection (5), a person is not a security officer merely because—

the person—

is an employee of a person who does not, for reward, guard, patrol or watch another person’s property; and

as an employee, guards, patrols or watches the employer’s property; or

the person—

is an employee of a person who, for reward, guards, patrols or watches another person’s property; and

as an employee, guards, patrols or watches the employer’s property.

A person who is an employee mentioned in subsection (4) is a security officer if the person—

is employed principally to guard, patrol or watch the employer’s property; or

is employed, whether or not principally, to guard, patrol or watch licensed premises of the employer.