Applying for mutual recognition
Individuals who hold any of the following current licences in another Australian state/territory or New Zealand can apply for the equivalent licence in Western Australia under mutual recognition basis:
- Crowd Controller
- Investigator
- Security Bodyguard
- Security Consultant
- Security Officer
- Security Installer.
Please note: that probationary (provisional) licences and agent licences are not eligible for mutual recognition in Western Australia.
All applications submitted under mutual recognition basis must be lodged personally at Licensing Services (Security), Ground Floor, 303 Sevenoaks Street, Cannington between 9am-12pm only, Monday to Friday.
To apply:
- Complete the application form Mutual recognition application package LSS57 (PDF, 1.5MB).
- Do not sign the Mutual Recognition Statutory Declaration until you attend the Licensing Office.
- You will need to advise the Licensing Support Officer (LSO) the name of the registered training organisation where you completed your training.
- You must provide the following supporting documents:
- four (4) passport size photographs (head and shoulders only on white background)
- current state/territory or New Zealand security licence/s and identification card/s (original and copy).
- current First Aid Certificate (Security Officer / Security Bodyguard / Crowd controller only)
- proof of photographic identification (original and copy): birth certificate or passport (must not be expired for more than 2 years) AND driver's licence with photograph
- New Zealand Police Clearance certificate from applications for mutual recognition of New Zealand security licences
- Additional supporting documents for firearm/baton endorsements:
- You will need to provide the documentation applicable for the endorsement being applied for listed in endorsement/permits applications section of this page
- Pay the licence application fee (PDF, 74KB).
An interim (3-month period) WA equivalent security licence/s will be issued on the same day of your application. Once your originating state/territory has confirmed the validity of your current licence, your full 1 or 3 year licence will be posted to you.
Please note: your interstate licence must be valid for at least 1 month from the date you submit your application at Licensing Services.
Proof of age and identity
Show moreTo work as a security officer, security bodyguard, crowd controller or agent in Western Australia, you must be 18 years of age or older. All licence applications require the applicant to produce sufficient identification.
Section 47 (1)(a) of the Security and Related Activities (Control) Act states that an application for the issue of a licence is to consist of the original or a certified copy of:
- two documents referred to in items 1 to 6 in Category 1; or
- one document referred to in items 1 to 6 (Category 1) and two documents referred to in items 7 to 10 (Category 2).
Category 1
- A current motor driver's licence bearing the name, date of birth and photograph of the applicant that has been issued in Australia
- A current passport or a passport that has not been expired for more than 2 years, bearing the name, date of birth and photograph of the applicant
- A proof of age card bearing the name, date of birth and photograph of the applicant that has been issued under the Liquor Control Regulations 1989 regulation 18B
- An identification card (other than a card referred to in item 3) bearing the name, date of birth and photograph of the applicant that has been issued by an agency of the Commonwealth or a state or territory to provide evidence of the person's name and age
- A birth certificate bearing the name and date of birth of the applicant
- A diplomatic document bearing the name, date of birth and a photograph of the applicant that has been issued by a government agency to provide evidence of the person's legal entitlement to enter Australia.
Category 2
- A current licence (other than a motor driver's licence) or current permit bearing the name of the applicant that has been issued under a law of the Commonwealth or a state or territory
- A current identity card or licence (including motor driver's licence) bearing the name and date of birth of the applicant that has been issued by a government agency outside Australia
- An identification card bearing the name of the applicant that has been issued by an agency of the Commonwealth or a state or territory to provide evidence of the person's entitlement to a health benefit or pensioner concession
- An identification card bearing the name of the applicant that has been issued within the last 5 years by an Australian educational institution.
Applicants who were born overseas
Show moreIf you have not been a resident of Australia for the last 5 years, or if you are an Australian resident and you have spent more than 12 consecutive months outside of Australia in the past 5 years prior to lodging your application, you must supply a National Police Certificate or its equivalent from your country of origin or the countries you have resided in to prove you have no criminal record.
Police Clearance Certificates are only accepted if it is dated after your arrival in Australia or no more than 3 months before your arrival in Australia.
Note that Police Clearance Certificates issued at a village or town or by the district superintendent are unacceptable as they do not cover the whole of the country. Police Clearance certificates issued through the high commissions, consulates or embassies will be accepted.
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