04/12/2025 - Changes to Accepted Training Certificates
From 01/01/2026 only training that has been completed with a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) approved by WA Police Force will be accepted for licensing purposes. The list of current approved RTO's can be found here
01/12/2025 - Christmas/New Year Office Closure
The Cannington licensing office will close at 12.00pm on Wednesday 24/12/2025 and re-open at 8.00am on Monday 05/01/2026.
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.
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