Security industry regulation

• Security (manpower) licence
• Security (technical) licence
• Security firm or association licence

• What crowd controllers do
• Training required to be a crowd controller
• Apply for a crowd controller licence
• Transfer to a Queensland security licence

• What private investigators do
• Training required to be a private investigator
• Apply for a private investigator licence
• Transfer to a Queensland security licence

• What unarmed security officers do
• Training required to be an unarmed security officer
• Apply for an unarmed security officer licence
• Transfer to a Queensland security licence

Find information about the penalties for offences in the security industry. Learn about unlicensed work, inspector’s powers and other restrictions or regulations.

Find a list of forms that you must fill out when you apply to work in the security industry.

• Employment registers for the security industry
• Electronic security register guideline

• Providing fingerprints for security licences
• Disqualifying offences for security licences
• Ongoing training for licensed bodyguards
• Security licence exemption for ID scanning

• Renew your security industry licence
• Update your security details
• Transfer to a Queensland security licence
• Replace your security licence

Find out how to check that your security provider has a valid licence. You can do a search on our free online licensing register.