The Cannington licensing office will close at 3pm on Thursday 24/12/2026 and re-open at 8am on Monday 4/1/2027
02/09/2026 – Electric Shock Cases to Become Prohibited Weapons
Commencing 30 November 2026, all Electric Shock Cases (ESCs) will be reclassified as prohibited weapons under the Weapons Amendment Regulation 2026.
Members of the public who possess an ESC are encouraged to surrender the device to a police station before the change takes effect.
For more information, read the media release
12/06/2026 - Security Competency Testing Program
From 01/06/2026 the Security Competency Testing Program for Security Officers and Crowd Controllers will be administered by the Financial, Administrative and Professional Services Training Council (FAPSTC).
Online bookings can be made here Security Competency Test WA
Licensing Services (Security) regulates and manages the security industry and is responsible for:
- issuing security industry licences
- renewal of security industry licences
- monitoring of security industry licences.
Licensing Services (Security) aim to provide the community of Western Australia with confidence in a professional security industry where competency (training), integrity and accountability are provided and maintained at a high standard.
Opening hours: Monday–Friday, 8.00am–3.00pm (closed public holidays).
Please note: new applications, mutual recognition applications and re-applying for expired licences can only be lodged between 8.00am-12.00pm.
Applicants more than 50km from the Perth GPO can submit at their local police station. This excludes Mutual Recognition applications, as they must be lodged in person at the Licensing office in Cannington.
Allow up to 30 working days from the date of lodgement before requesting a progress update.
Complete the Licensing Services (Security) online form for queries that have not been answered on this page.
