Security equipment installer |
A security equipment installer installs, repairs, services or maintains security equipment.
Security equipment is acoustic, electronic, mechanical or other equipment designed or adapted to provide, monitor or enhance property for protection.
Examples include:
- alarms
- alarm monitoring systems
- audio or visual recording systems
- electric, electro-magnetic or biometric access control devices
- intrusion detectors, including motion, infra-red, microwave or contact detectors
- safes or vaults.
Equipment for monitoring inventory, product or stock loss, or items that minimise motor vehicle theft, are not considered security equipment.
You are not a security equipment installer if you install a basic security item or do retail key cutting.
Basic security items can include:
- portable safes weighing less than 50 kg
- barrier security equipment, such as security mesh doors or window grilles
- electronic or mechanical locks for basic household security
- motion sensor lights that do not activate alarms.
Apply for a licence
To apply, you must:
- meet the eligibility criteria
- complete the Security Providers Form 1-2 - Application for a security provider class 2 individual licence (PDF, 497 KB)
- provide originals or certified copies of your birth certificate, birth extract, passport, Australian citizenship certificate or drivers licence
- pay the appropriate licence fee (fees are listed on the application form)
- pay the criminal history check fee
- pay the fingerprinting fee
- lodge the application (lodgement details are listed on the application form).
Fingerprinting
All security providers must be fingerprinted by the Queensland Police Service. After you've lodged your application, you will receive a letter from us that details the process for having your fingerprints taken.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a licence, you must:
- be 18 years or older
- have no recorded conviction of a disqualifying offence within the previous 10 years
- have no unrecorded finding of guilt of a disqualifying offence in the previous five years
- not be considered a risk to public safety.
Training requirements
Currently there are no training requirements for this licence.
Criminal history checks
Applicants must undergo a criminal history check to confirm their suitability.
The criminal history check costs $35.90 (which includes $1.13 GST) for each person who appears on the application form. The fee applies to all applications and renewal notices.
Processing time
Processing time is 4-6 weeks. However, it can take longer if we need to contact you for missing information or fees.
The processing time may be up to six weeks because the criminal history check process, handled by the Queensland Police Service, is thorough and time consuming.
Send certified documents
Take the original document and a copy to a Justice of the Peace, Commissioner for Declarations, solicitor, barrister or a Notary Public. They will stamp and/or sign the copy and write ´This is a true copy of the original document´.
The Department of Justice and Attorney-General has a list of JPs in your area. Otherwise, contact your local post office, courthouse, bank, shopping centre manager or pharmacy who may be able to advise on the location of local JPs.
Please note that a photocopy is not a certified document.
Refunds
Depending on your circumstances, you may be entitled to a partial refund if you withdraw your application or it is refused. We will also refund any unused criminal history check fees or fingerprinting fees.
Last reviewed 21/11/2011 |
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