Security guards: workers compensation requirements in Australian Capital Territory

Verified for Australian Capital Territory

• Licence liability condition: No insurance condition is stated in the published eligibility criteria, which cover disqualifying offences, training and qualifications, and police checks. Recorded as not stated rather than confirmed absent — the Act's own contents include a provision about directions to master licensees concerning insurance, so a power may exist even where no standing condition is published. ACT · effective 2026-08-24 Australian Capital Territory Government · 2026-08-24
• Licence evidence required: Not established. ACT · effective 2026-08-24 Australian Capital Territory Government · 2026-08-24
• Licensing body: Access Canberra, under the Security Industry Act 2003 (ACT). ACT · effective 2003-11-01 Australian Capital Territory Government · 2026-08-24

What contracts commonly ask for

Principals and head contractors set their own insurance requirements, and those are frequently higher than a licence condition. The requirement that binds is the higher of the two, and both have to be read from the actual document.

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Sources

• NSW Police Force — Security Licensing & Enforcement Directorate — NSW Police SLED — security and tattoo industry licences
• Victoria Government — Victoria — consolidated legislation
• Queensland Government — Queensland — consolidated legislation
• Western Australia Government — Western Australia — consolidated legislation
• South Australia Government — South Australia — consolidated legislation
• Tasmania Government — Tasmania — consolidated legislation
• Australian Capital Territory Government — Australian Capital Territory — consolidated legislation
• Northern Territory Government — Northern Territory — consolidated legislation