Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A temporary visitor licence is a licence that authorises the licensee—
(a) to employ or provide people to carry on 1 or more of the security activities mentioned in subsection (3) for a special event (a master temporary visitor licence ); or
(b) to carry on 1 or more of the security activities mentioned in subsection (3) for a special event (an employee temporary visitor licence ).
Examples—special event
a sporting event, an entertainment event
Note An example is part of the Act, is not exhaustive and may extend, but does not limit, the meaning of the provision in which it appears (see Legislation Act, s 126 and s 132).
(2) However, a master temporary visitor licensee may only employ or provide a person to carry on a security activity for a special event if the person holds an employee licence, a trainer licence, a temporary licence or an employee temporary visitor licence.
(3) The following are security activities for a temporary visitor licence:
(a) patrol, guard, watch or protect property (including cash in transit);
(b) guard with a firearm for cash in transit;
(c) guard with a firearm for protecting property;
(d) act as a monitoring centre operator;
(e) guard with a dog;
(f) act as a bodyguard;
(g) act as a security consultant;
(h) act as a crowd controller;
(i) sell security equipment;
(j) carry out surveys and inspections of security equipment;
(k) give advice about security equipment;
(l) install, maintain, monitor, repair or service security equipment.
Note 1 A licence to guard with a firearm does not authorise the licensee to use a firearm (see s 16).
Note 2 A person must hold an appropriate ACT firearms licence to be eligible to be granted a licence to guard with a firearm (see s 24).