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Supporting the battle against underpaying and unlicensed security companies.

Underpaying workers and non-compliance has led The Fair Work Ombudsman to take action against Statewide Security (WA) P/L and its Director Richard Clayton.

The Security Agents Institute of Western Australia (SAIWA) applauds the recent action by the Fair Work Ombudsman in respect to the Clarkson security company.

According to SAIWA Executive Member Sean Cooper, it is reassuring that the FWO is working hard to eliminate issues of underpayment and compliance in our industry.

Security agents and security companies across WA are working hard in times of high demand and are impacted by any operator who does not meet full compliance and regulations.

Issues of compliance, using unlicensed security and underpayment of staff are issues that continue to be weeded out of the industry and it is heartening to see that the FWO is proactive in ensuring compliance.

To find The Fair Work Ombudsman’s statement, please find their media release here.

About SAIWA

As WA’s peak security industry body, SAIWA represents and supports its members, many of which fill security agent and security personnel roles.

By supporting the ethical supply of security products and services across Perth for over 40 years, SAIWA works to uphold industry standards, enforce Australian licensing requirements and lobby on behalf of their members.

For more information, get in touch with SAIWA at info@saiwa.asn.au.

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Installation of Electronic Security (Alarm) Access Control & CCTV Systems

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR WA CONSUMERS

Installation of Electronic Security (Alarm) Access Control & CCTV Systems

In Western Australia, individuals who, for remuneration, consult, install, repair or maintain security alarm systems, CCTV for security purpose, or electronic locks are required to hold a security licence.

Those individuals must work for a business which holds a Security Agent’s licence.

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Announcing Launch of SAIWA Security Competency Testing Centre

WA Police Licencing have introduced a new requirement for anyone applying for a Security Officer or Crowd Controllers Licence to undertake a competency examination.

This new requirement is now part Regulation 17 of the Security and Related Activities (Control) Regulations)

Following consultation between WAPOL Police Licensing Services, Financial, Administrative & Professional Services Training Council and the Security Agents Institute of WA, a rigorous testing system has been developed and SAIWA has been selected to establish a dedicated Security Competency Testing Centre at its office in Perth.

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Perth Crime Statistics by Suburb – The West Australian

Want to know about Crime in Your Suburb.

The statistic are out for 2015/2016 as published by the West Australian on Thursday 27 July.

You can see all the stats here. Some suburbs had significate increases, some had decreases.

You can protect your loved ones and your property by investigating crime prevention solutions.

Just make sure you choose a Licensed Security Professional and remember “If They are NOT Licensed – Don’t Let Them In”

Find out more and choose your Security Professional here:

SAIWA Security Professionals

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Security and Your Community

The Mass Gatherings Advisory Group (MGAG – a sub-set of the Australia-New Zealand Counter-Terrorism Committee –ANZCTC) recently issued guidelines for planning for and dealing with improvised explosive device (IED) warnings or incidents. MGAG previously developed and released similar guidelines relating to the active shooter (also now known as active armed offender re: edged weapon threats, etc) which can be seen here.

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION (CCTV) GUIDELINES

CCTV Guidelines

The West Australia Police are establishing a register of CCTV systems within the state, registration details will be held centrally in a protected database, the database will be used to map the location of CCTV systems for use by Police investigators. CCTV footage is an invaluable tool for investigators and we are seeking your help to find out where these CCTV systems are.

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