Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) For this Act, a person carries on a security activity if, as part of a business or the person's employment, the person does 1 or more of the following:
(a) patrols, guards, watches or protects property (including cash in transit);
(b) guards with a firearm for cash in transit;
(c) guards with a firearm for protecting property;
(d) acts as a monitoring centre operator;
(e) guards with a dog;
(f) acts as a bodyguard;
(g) acts as a security consultant;
(h) acts as a crowd controller;
(i) sells security equipment;
(j) carries out surveys and inspections of security equipment;
(k) gives advice about security equipment;
(l) installs, maintains, monitors, repairs or services security equipment;
(m) carries on an activity in relation to security that is prescribed under the regulations;
(n) trains or instructs in relation to an activity mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (m);
(o) employs or provides people to carry on an activity mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (n).
(2) However, a person does not carry on a security activity only because the person installs a lock as part of the person's occupation as a builder.
(3) Also, a person does not carry on a security activity only because the person cuts unrestricted keys or sells self-install security systems.
(4) In this section:
"self-install security system" means a security system designed so that it can be installed by an ordinary consumer.
"unrestricted key" means a key other than a key marked restricted, patented or trademarked.