Security and Investigation Industry Act 1995

Subject to this section, the Commissioner must, in relation to each application for a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence—

give the Commissioner of Police a copy of the application;

or

notify the Commissioner of Police of the identity of the applicant or, if the applicant is a body corporate, the identity of each director of the body corporate.

The Commissioner need not comply with subsection (1) in respect of a person if—

the person is the holder of a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence; or

the Commissioner is satisfied that the person has been the subject of a process that substantially corresponds to that required by subsection (1) by reason of being the holder, or the director of a body corporate that is the holder, of an authorisation under the law of another State or a Territory of the Commonwealth that substantially corresponds to a security agents licence or security industry trainers licence.

As soon as reasonably practicable following receipt of an application, or information in respect of an application, and the taking of fingerprints if required, the Commissioner of Police—

must make available to the Commissioner such information about criminal convictions, and, if fingerprints are taken, about identity, antecedents and criminal history, as the Commissioner of Police considers relevant to whether the application should be granted; and

may make available to the Commissioner such other information to which the Commissioner of Police has access and considers relevant to whether the application should be granted.

The Commissioner of Police may, following receipt of an application, or information in respect of an application, under subsection (1), object to the application by notice in writing provided to the Commissioner within the prescribed period.

A notice of objection under subsection (3) must state grounds for the objection.

Subject to section 5B, a copy of the notice of objection must be served by the Commissioner on the applicant as soon as reasonably practicable after the notice is received by the

Commissioner.

The Commissioner must, before deciding whether to grant or refuse the application, give the applicant a reasonable opportunity to respond to the notice of objection.