Security licence: help centre

If you are applying for an Investigator Licence, you may seek an exemption from completing CPP30619 Certificate III in Investigative Services.

You will need to provide proof you have obtained compatible qualifications and experience relevant to this application.

Your request will be reviewed and considered, and the result will be provided to you in writing

You can check that you are eligible to obtain a security licence by attending our Cannington Office with your photo ID. If you live more than 50km from Perth CBD you can bring photo ID to your nearest Country Police Station and have them call us while you are there. If you have a disqualifying offence, the disqualification period starts from the date of the court outcome, NOT the date of the offence.

If you update any of your personal details you must advise us. This includes changes to your name, address, phone number and email address. Complete Change of personal details form LSF111 (PDF, 383KB) and email to LicensingServices@police.wa.gov.au 

An expired licence cannot be renewed. A new application is now required.

It expired less than 6 months ago

If your licence expired less than 6 months ago, you will need to submit a new application, but you will not be required to recomplete the training and tests.

It expired more than 6 months ago

If your licence expired more than 6 months ago, you will need to submit a new application, recomplete the tests, and also ensure you have the most current training. To ensure you have the most recent training, you will need to reach out to one of the registered training organisations listed on our website.

If you have multiple licences that expire at different times, you can align their expiries when you come to renew one of them. We will renew the licence until the expiry of the other licence. 

However, there is no reduced fee, so you will be paying for a 3-year licence but only receiving around 1-2 years on the licence.

The licence will expire before the 3-year mark, because it will now be aligned with the other licence, and expire when that one expires.

There is a fee for duplicate licences and ID cards:

1. You can email the Credit card payment form LSS65 (PDF, 82KB) to securitylicensing@police.wa.gov.au, and we will post your licences/ID card to you.
2. You can pay at our Cannington Office and we will immediately print the licences/ID card and give them to you.

To see the cost for each licence types, see the fees list. 

Mutual recognition fees are the same as new application fees.

If you answer “Yes” to ANY of the below questions, then you will need a police clearance from the country you were residing in.

• Did you arrive in Australia less than 5 years ago?
• In the last 5 years, have you spent more than 12 months in another country?

If you do require a police clearance, it needs to check the following criteria:

• It needs to be from the whole country you lived in, not just the state or district.
• It needs to be dated after you arrived in Australia OR no more than 3 months before you arrived in Australia.

If you are unsure if your Police Clearance will be accepted, you can email it to us with the date that you arrived in Australia, and we can confirm if it meets the legislative requirements.

What if my country doesn’t issue police clearances?

Unfortunately, if your country does not issue Police Clearances, you will have to wait to apply. Once you have lived in Australia for 5 years you will then be able to apply without the requirement of a police clearance.

What if I am doing Mutual Recognition from New Zealand?

If you are mutually recognising your New Zealand Security Licence, you will need a police clearance that meets the above criteria.

If you live within 50km of Perth CBD, you will need to complete the test at our Cannington Office. Tests can be sat from 8.00am to 2.00pm weekdays and no appointment is required.

If you live more than 50km from Perth CBD, you will complete the test at your nearest Country Police Station. You will need to contact the Station to organise a time to sit the pre-licence test.

Agent Pre-Licence Tests

The Agent Pre-licence tests are based on the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996 and the Security and Related Activities (Control) Regulations 1997, which are available at http://legislation.wa.gov.au. The test is open book, so you can have the Acts and Regulations printed or on your laptop, but you CANNOT use your mobile phone. You have one hour to complete the test and you need 90% to pass. 

Security Installer/Consultant Class 3 Pre-Licence Test

The Security Installer/Consultant Class 3 (Doors) pre-licence test is based on the AS 5040 Installation of Security Screen Doors and Window Grilles. The document can also be accessed through Standards Australia.

This test is closed book. You have one hour to complete the test and you need 80% to pass. 

If you live within 50km of Perth CBD, you will need to contact SAIWA directly to organise your test. If you live more than 50km from Perth CBD, you will need to complete the test at your nearest Country Police Station. You will need to call the Station, who will need to contact SAIWA, to organise a time to come in and sit the SAIWA test.

SAIWA Contact Details

Phone:               9427 0872

Email:                info@saiwastc.com.au

Website:           www.saiwastc.com.au

We can mutually recognise the following licences; 

• Security Officer
• Security Monitoring Officer
• Security Bodyguard
• Security Installer
• Security Consultant
• Crowd Controller
• Investigator.

If you currently hold one of these licences and there is more than 1 month until it expires, then we can mutually recognise the licence. 

You will need to complete the Mutual Recognition LSS57 (PDF, 557KB) form, gather all the required documents, and come into our Cannington Office before 12pm, Monday to Friday, to lodge your application. 

We issue a 3-month interim licence on the day you apply, which allows you to start working immediately while we process your application. When we have processed your full application, you will receive your full 1 or 3 year licence in the mail.

Things to note:

• We CANNOT mutually recognise any agent, company, or master licences.
• Mutual recognition fees are the same as new application fees.
• Mutual recognitions from New Zealand require a police clearance from New Zealand