Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00952:reg:8:p85
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00952
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8 (pt 85/100)
Character Range: 263090–265631

security guard, being a licence:
 (a) issued or recognised by the State or Territory in which the person is working; and
 (b) that is in force.
 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (a) of the definition of licensed security guard in subregulation (1), if a person is working outside of a State or Territory on a regulated Australian ship or a regulated offshore facility, the person is taken to be working in:
 (a) for a regulated Australian ship—the State or Territory in which the ship's home port (within the meaning of the Shipping Registration Regulations 1981) is located; or
 (b) for a regulated offshore facility—the State or Territory adjacent to the place where the offshore facility is located.

7.40  Persons authorised to possess weapons or prohibited items in maritime security zones
 (1) This regulation applies for sections 120 and 127 of the Act.
 (2) A person is authorised to have a weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession while in a maritime security zone if the person is:
 (a) a maritime security guard, an SSO, or a licensed security guard, who is on duty; or
 (b) the master of a security regulated ship located in the zone who has the weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession for the purpose of securing it for carriage on board the ship; or
 (c) a PSO, PFSO or screening officer, who has the weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession for the purpose of securing it for carriage on board a security regulated ship; or
 (d) a veterinarian, or a biosecurity officer, who has the weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession for the purpose of controlling or euthanasing animals in a maritime security zone or on board a security regulated ship or other vessel; or
 (e) a biosecurity officer who has the weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession for the purpose of eradicating pests or treating diseases in a maritime security zone or on board a security regulated ship or other vessel; or
 (f) an officer of a State or Territory department who has the weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession for the purpose of eradicating pests or treating diseases in a maritime security zone, or on board a security regulated ship or other vessel, under a law of the State or Territory.
 (3) In addition, a person is authorised to have a weapon or prohibited item in his or her possession while in a maritime security zone if:
 (a) the person is:
 (i) an inspector of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of a State or Territory; or
 (ii) an officer of any