SECURITY PROVIDERS ACT 1993 - SECT 4 4 Who is a security provider

Queensland Consolidated Acts

4 Who is a security provider

(1) A security provider is any of the following—

(a) a bodyguard;

(b) a crowd controller;

(c) a private investigator;

(d) a security adviser;

(e) a security equipment installer;

(f) a security officer;

(g) a security firm.

(2) A person employed by a security provider is not a security provider if the person's duties are only secretarial or clerical.

(3) Each of the following persons is not a security provider in carrying out the functions of the person's employment—

(a) a police officer or a member of the police service of the Commonwealth or a State;

(b) a member of the Defence Force;

(c) an officer or employee of the Commonwealth or a State;

(d) a Minister of the Commonwealth or a State;

(e) a department of the Commonwealth or a State;

(f) an officer of or employee in the parliamentary service established under the Parliamentary Service Act 1988;

(g) a casino employee or casino key employee within the meaning of the Casino Control Act 1982.

(4) Also, an authorised person under the Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994 is not a security provider in performing a function or exercising a power under that Act.