Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995

Subject to section 23B, if—

the holder of a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence, or a director of a body corporate that is the holder of a security agents licence, is charged with a prescribed offence; or

the Commissioner is satisfied, for any other reason, that it would be contrary to the public interest if the holder of a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence were to continue to be licensed, the Commissioner may, by notice in writing to the holder of the licence (a suspension notice), suspend the licence for a specified period or until further notice.

Suspension of a licence under this section takes effect immediately on service of a suspension notice advising that the licence has been suspended.

A person on whom a suspension notice has been served may, within the period of 21 days following service of the notice, make written representations to the Commissioner as to why his or her security agents licence or security industry trainers licence should not be suspended.

The Commissioner must, at the end of the period of 28 days following service of a suspension notice under this section—

confirm or revoke the suspension; and

advise the holder of the licence in writing of the Commissioner's decision; and

if the holder of the licence has surrendered the licence and the

Commissioner's decision is to revoke the suspension—return the licence to the holder of the licence.

The Commissioner must, in determining whether to confirm or revoke suspension of a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence, have regard to any representations received from the holder of the licence under subsection (3).

The Commissioner may, at any time, on his or her own initiative, or on application by a person whose licence is suspended, revoke the suspension of a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence under this section.