Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00424:reg:12
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2021C00424
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 12
Character Range: 8845–9986

12  Security officers

Appointment of security officers
 (1) The Director may, by instrument in writing, appoint a staff member (other than a volunteer) to be a security officer if the Director is reasonably satisfied that the staff member has received appropriate training.

Identity cards
 (2) The Director must issue an identity card to a security officer appointed under subsection (1).
 (3) The identity card must:
 (a) be in the form (if any) approved by the Director; and
 (b) contain a recent photograph of the person to whom it is issued.
 (4) A security officer must carry the identity card at all times when performing functions or exercising powers as a security officer.
 (5) A person commits an offence of strict liability if:
 (a) the person ceases to be a security officer; and
 (b) the person does not, within 14 days of so ceasing, return the person's identity card to the Director.
Penalty: 1 penalty unit.
 (6) Subsection (5) does not apply if the identity card was lost or destroyed.
Note: A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection (6): see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code.