❓ Hon ED DERMER questions the powers, deployment, and training of security guards under FESA tender 131811. Hon PETER COLLIER clarifies their powers are limited to standard security guard duties under existing legislation, deployment is for securing compromised premises when owners are absent, and no additional training will be provided.
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SECURITY GUARDS — FESA TENDER DOCUMENT
Some notice has been given of the question. I refer to the recently released tender document entitled “FESA 131811”, which asserts that security guards are to effect powers of apprehension where it is lawful to do so. In relation to the use of force and questioning of persons, I ask — (1) What is the nature of these powers, and under what law are they conferred for the purposes referred to in the tender documents? (2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER
Some notice has been given of the question. I refer to the recently released tender document entitled “FESA 131811”, which asserts that security guards are to effect powers of apprehension where it is lawful to do so. In relation to the use of force and questioning of persons, I ask — (1) What is the nature of these powers, and under what law are they conferred for the purposes referred to in the tender documents? (2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER
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I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
I refer to the recently released tender document entitled “FESA 131811”, which asserts that security guards are to effect powers of apprehension where it is lawful to do so. In relation to the use of force and questioning of persons, I ask — (1) What is the nature of these powers, and under what law are they conferred for the purposes referred to in the tender documents? (2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(1) What is the nature of these powers, and under what law are they conferred for the purposes referred to in the tender documents? (2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(3) No.
I refer to the recently released tender document entitled “FESA 131811”, which asserts that security guards are to effect powers of apprehension where it is lawful to do so. In relation to the use of force and questioning of persons, I ask — (1) What is the nature of these powers, and under what law are they conferred for the purposes referred to in the tender documents? (2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(1) What is the nature of these powers, and under what law are they conferred for the purposes referred to in the tender documents? (2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(2) For what purposes are these officers going to be deployed? (3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(3) Will they receive any additional training; and, if so, what is the nature and duration of that training? Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
Hon PETER COLLIER replied: I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
I thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. (1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(1) The extent of their powers are only through the normal execution of their duties as a security guard in line with the required licensing under the WA Security and Related Activities (Control) Act 1996. (2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(2) The tender is intended to provide a source of security guards who could secure premises that have been impacted by an event that has compromised the security of those premises, and where the owners or agents are not in attendance. This is a relatively rare occurrence; however, when a guard is required, it will free up firefighters so that they can attend other emergency incidents. Examples of such occasions may be: when a smoke alarm for a house is activated firefighters attend, need to force entry into the premises, there is no fire burning, the property owner is not yet in attendance and the house is required to be secured; when the public property has been rendered unsafe and the local government is unable to attend. (3) No.
(3) No.
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