Ongoing requirements for unarmed security officers

This page provides information about your ongoing requirements to keep your unarmed security officer licence. You must:

  • renew your unarmed security officer licence before it expires—you can't work on an expired licence
  • update your address details with the Office of Fair Trading within 7 days of moving.

Find out what you must do.

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We'll post you a renewal notice about 6 weeks before your licence expires. Make sure to tell us if you change address.

You can also renew your licence online—select Fair Trading Individual Renewal Application.

You need your licence number to get started. Find out how to use Fair Trading online services.

If you submit your renewal form and pay the fee before your current licence expires, you can keep working while your renewal application is processed.

While it's being processed, you must be able to produce your expired licence and a renewal fee payment receipt (contact us to ask for a receipt).

If your current licence has expired, it can't be renewed—you'll need to apply for a new unarmed security officer licence. You must not work until you're properly licensed again.

Fingerprinting

If your fingerprints are already on record, you won't need to provide them again. If you've never had your fingerprints taken for your security licence, you must do that when you renew your licence.

Fees

Renewal of a security provider licence class 1

Single function

  • $178.30 for 1 year
  • $526.00 for 3 years

Multiple function

  • $228.20 for 1 year
  • $675.70 for 3 years

Contact us

Contact us if you didn't receive the renewal notice.

Phone: 13 QGOV (13 74 68)

Email: ilu@justice.qld.gov.au

Postal address:

Industry Licensing Unit
Office of Fair Trading
GPO Box 3111
BRISBANE  QLD  4001

In person: Visit one of our locations

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