Applicant details
Company registration number:
Current number of company officers:
Previous licence or certificate of approval
Place(s) of business: general
Provide the full address of every place of business from which the company proposes to carry on the business or businesses to which the application relates.
Registered office of company
Specify the address of the company’s proposed registered office.
Contact details
Provide the contact details of the person the Licensing Authority can contact regarding this application.
Home telephone number [optional]:
Mobile number [optional]:
Email address [optional, unless applying by electronic means]:
Class(es) of business
Specify the particular class or classes of business that the company proposes to carry on.
Confidential document destruction agent
Other business carried on by company
Describe the nature of all other business carried on or proposed to be carried on by the company.
Grounds of disqualification for company under section 63
Note: Section 63 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 lists certain grounds that may disqualify a company from being granted a licence. However, if you answer that any of the grounds of disqualification listed below apply, or any of the grounds of disqualification relating to company officers apply (see below), you may provide evidence to the Licensing Authority with your application relating to the suitability of the company to hold a licence. The Licensing Authority may still grant the company a licence, but only if the Authority is satisfied that the company is suitable to carry on business in the class or classes of business to which the application relates. Please note that no refund is payable if your application is unsuccessful.
The company has/has not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under section 10, 11, 12, 12A, 16, 19, 21, 24, 47F, or 47J of the Fair Trading Act 1986.
The company has/has not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under section 103(1) of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003 that involves a breach of any provision of Part 3A of that Act.
The company has/has not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence of dishonesty, as defined in section 4 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010.
The company has/has not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence against section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 in relation to a Class A controlled drug, a Class B controlled drug, or a Class C controlled drug, in relation to which the amount, level, or quantity at and over which the drug is presumed to be for supply is specified in Schedule 5 of that Act.
The company does/does not* hold a licence that has been suspended.
Company convictions outside New Zealand
Note: Section 25 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 also requires that the company specifies these matters. You may provide evidence to the Licensing Authority with the application relating to the suitability of the company to hold a licence. The Licensing Authority may still grant the company a licence, but only if the Authority is satisfied that the company is suitable to carry on business in the class or classes of business to which the application relates. Please note that no refund is payable if your application is unsuccessful.
The company has/has never* been convicted outside New Zealand of an offence.
Company officer details
Note: An officer, in relation to a company, is defined in section 4 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010.
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
Contact details of company officers
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
Full residential address:
Full address for communications about this application, if different from residential address:
Home telephone number [optional]:
Mobile number [optional]:
Email address [optional, unless applying by electronic means]:
Other name(s)
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
If you are known by, or have ever been known by, another name, provide details.
Previous licence or certificate of approval
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
Certificate of approval number:
Further grounds of disqualification under section 63, relating to company officers
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
Note: Section 63 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 applies the grounds of disqualification listed under section 62 of the Act to company officers as grounds for disqualifying a company from being granted a licence. However, if you answer that you have met any of the grounds of disqualification listed below, you may provide evidence to the Licensing Authority with your application relating to your character, circumstances, or background. The Licensing Authority may still grant the company a licence, but only if the Authority is satisfied that the company is suitable to carry on the class or classes of business to which the application relates. Please note that no refund is payable if the application is unsuccessful.
I have/have not* been ordered by a court to be detained in a hospital owing to my mental condition and I am currently subject to such an order.
I have/have never* had an order made in relation to me under section 34(1)(b) of the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003, section 118 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985, or section 39J of the Criminal Justice Act 1954 (being an order imposed, instead of passing sentence, that the offender be treated or cared for in a manner that the offender’s mental impairment requires, either in the offender’s interest, or for the safety of the public, or for the safety of a person or class of person).
I have/have never* been ordered by a court to be detained in a penal institution following conviction for an offence and that conviction or order has not been quashed on appeal.
I have/have never* been convicted of a specified offence as defined in section 4 of the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004.
I have/have never* been disqualified from driving under section 65 of the Land Transport Act 1998 or an earlier equivalent provision.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under the Arms Act 1983.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under any of sections 216H to 216J of the Crimes Act 1961.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under section 10, 11, 12A, 13, 16, 19, 21, 24, 47F, or 47J of the Fair Trading Act 1986.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under section 8 or 25 of the Harassment Act 1997.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence against section 6 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 in relation to a Class A controlled drug, a Class B controlled drug, or a Class C controlled drug, in relation to which the amount, level, or quantity at and over which the drug is presumed to be for supply is specified in Schedule 5 of that Act.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence of dishonesty, as defined in section 4 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 .
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence of violence, as defined in section 4 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010.
I have/have not*, within the past 7 years, been convicted of an offence under the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 of working while not holding a licence or relevant certificate of approval or employing or engaging a person without a relevant certificate of approval, or an offence under section 16, 34, or 52 of the Private Investigators and Security Guards Act 1974.
I do/do not* hold a licence or certificate of approval that has been suspended.
Note: It is a ground of disqualification for a company if all of its officers meet the next 2 grounds of disqualification.
I do not meet/meet* any requirements prescribed in regulations made under section 114(1)(h) of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (which relate to the competency, knowledge, and skills required for licences and certificates of approval). [You must provide proof of meeting those requirements with this application.]
I have not/have*, within the past 5 years, had 12 months’ relevant experience as a licensee or responsible employee in the class or classes of private security business to which the application relates.
Note: This ground applies only to applications for licences for a class of private security business other than that of repossession agent. You must provide details of relevant experience with this application.
The company is applying for a licence as a repossession agent and I have/have not*, within the past 5 years, had 12 months’ relevant experience—
(a)
of carrying on a business of repossessing consumer goods (either by myself or in partnership with any other person) on behalf of a creditor; or
(b)
of repossessing consumer goods in the course of my employment, or engagement as a contractor, by a person who carries on a business referred to in paragraph (a) or by a creditor. [You must provide details of relevant experience with this application.]
Convictions and orders outside New Zealand
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
Note: Section 25 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 also requires that you specify these matters. You may provide further information in support of your application (for example, evidence of your character, circumstances, or background) if you have specified a conviction or order as follows:
I have/have never* been convicted outside New Zealand of an offence.
I have/have never* had an order imposed in relation to myself by any court or tribunal outside New Zealand, instead of passing sentence, that I be treated or cared for in relation to a mental impairment.
Consent and certification
This section of the form must be completed by every officer of the company.
I consent to the Ministry of Justice undertaking a criminal history check using the information contained in my application.
I certify that the above particulars are true and correct.
Notes
1
This application must be sent to the Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority, together with the prescribed fee, and any supporting documents, including proof of compliance with any prescribed requirements for competency, knowledge, and skills.
2
Section 105 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 provides that a person who is required to provide information to the Licensing Authority and gives false information knowing that it is false or being reckless as to whether it is false is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.
Schedule form 2: amended, on 6 March 2015, by regulation 6(1) of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/24).
Schedule form 2: amended, on 6 March 2015, by regulation 6(2) of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/24).
Schedule form 2: amended, on 6 March 2015, by regulation 6(3) of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/24).
Schedule form 2: amended, on 6 March 2015, by regulation 6(4) of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/24).
Schedule form 2: amended, on 6 March 2015, by regulation 6(5) of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators (Forms) Amendment Regulations 2015 (LI 2015/24).
Schedule form 2: amended, on 17 June 2014, by section 41(2) of the Fair Trading Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 143).
Schedule form 2: amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).