South Australian Consolidated Acts

SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENTS ACT 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Interpretation
   4.      Application of Act
   5.      Commissioner to be responsible for administration of Act
   5A.     Enforcement
   5B.     Criminal intelligence

   PART 2--Licences

   6.      Obligation to be licensed
   7.      Classes of licences
   1.      Examples of restricted functions conditions
   8.      Application for licence
   8A.     Applications for security agents licence to be furnished to Commissioner of Police
   8B.     Applicant for security agents licence required to provide fingerprints
   8C.     Applicant for security agents licence may be required to undergo psychological assessment
   9.      Entitlement to be licensed
   9A.     Factors to be taken into account in deciding whether to grant application for security agents licence
   10.     Conditions
   11.     Appeals
   11A.    Power of Commissioner to require photograph and information
   11AB.   Power of Commissioner to require security agent to provide fingerprints
   11AC.   Power of Commissioner to require security agents authorised to control crowds to undertake training
   11AD.   Power of Commissioner to require security agents authorised to control crowds to take part in psychological assessment
   12.     Duration of licence and annual fee and return etc

   PART 3--Regulation of activities

   12A.    Employment of security agents or investigation agents
   13.     Operation of licensed agent's business
   14.     Accounts of licensed agent
   15.     Licensed agent not to purport to have powers outside licence
   16.     Prohibition against assisting another to pretend to be agent
   17.     Misrepresentation
   18.     Name in which licensed agent may carry on business
   19.     Publication of advertisements by licensed agent
   20.     Licence or identification to be carried or displayed
   21.     Limitations on settling claims relating to motor vehicles
   22.     Repossession of motor vehicles to be reported
   23.     Entitlement to be process server

   PART 3A--Regulation of security agents

           Division 1--Suspension, cancellation and disqualification

   23A.    Circumstances in which Commissioner may suspend security agents licence
   23B.    Circumstances in which Commissioner must suspend security agents licence
   23C.    Content of suspension notice
   23D.    Service of suspension notice
   23E.    Appeal
   23G.    Cancellation of licence
   23H.    Review of licence

           Division 2--Alcohol and drug testing of persons authorised to control crowds

   23I.    Definitions for this Division
   23J.    Security agent authorised to control crowds may be required to undertake drug testing
   23K.    Security agent authorised to control crowds may be required to undertake alcohol testing
   23L.    Concentration of alcohol in breath taken to indicate concentration of alcohol in blood
   23M.    Evidence etc
   23N.    Commissioner of Police must report results of breath analysis to Commissioner
   23O.    Cancellation of licence
   23P.    Surrender of licence
   23Q.    Appeal

   PART 4--Discipline

   24.     Interpretation of Part 4
   25.     Cause for disciplinary action
   26.     Complaints
   27.     Hearing by Court
   27A.    Procedure in the case of complaint against security agent
   28.     Participation of assessors in disciplinary proceedings
   29.     Disciplinary action
   30.     Contravention of orders

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   31.     Delegations
   32.     Agreement with professional organisation
   33.     Exemptions
   34.     Register of licensed agents
   35.     Commissioner and proceedings before Court
   36.     Return of licences
   36AA.   Taking of fingerprints
   36A.    Destruction of fingerprints
   36B.    Immunity
   37.     False or misleading information
   38.     Statutory declaration
   39.     Commissioner of Police to conduct investigations and make available relevant information
   40.     General defence
   41.     Liability for act or default of officer, employee or agent
   42.     Offences by bodies corporate
   43.     Continuing offence
   44.     Prosecutions
   45.     Evidence
   46.     Service of documents
   47.     Annual report
   48.     Regulations
           SCHEDULE 1--Appointment and selection of assessors for Court
           SCHEDULE 2--Repeal and transitional provisions
           Legislative history