ASIAL Membership Platinum recognition

Among the members presented recently with Platinum membership certificates in recognition of 25 years consecutive membership of ASIAL, include:

• Coastcom Security

• IPP Consulting

• Grid Security Services

• Magnetic Automation

• Magnitude Security

• P & P Alarm Systems

• Safeguard Safes & Vaults

• Siemens

• SPC Statewide Protective Services.

NSW - Security Industry Amendment Act 2022

The commencement date for the Security Industry Amendment Act 2022 has been confirmed as 1 June 2023.

The Act seeks to strengthen the regulatory framework for the security industry and support industry resistance to organised crime infiltration by:

• improving the Regulator’s powers to support industry capability and integrity

• increasing penalties where appropriate to better deter noncompliance and misconduct

• introducing a more proportionate penalty system based on the severity of the breach of licence conditions

• introducing a prohibition on ineligible persons undertaking sensitive roles within the security industry

• removing red tape by eliminating certain administratively burdensome requirements for security operators

Data Breach – a business responsibility

The NSW Government is seeking to strengthen data breach rules with the passing of the “Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Bill.” The legislation now awaiting assent, captures NSW State owned corporations that are not currently required to report data breaches to the Privacy Commissioner or notify impacted individuals as required by entities captured within the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988.

Although the mandatory requirements will not impact upon NSW State owned corporations until one year following assent by the NSW Governor, it continues to highlight the importance of privacy, data management, data protection and the associated reporting responsibilities and communication.

Security providers with NSW State owned corporation’s contracts, not currently captured under the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1998 and the Australian Privacy Principles, will be required to comply with the legislative requirements in support of their client requirements.

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Treasury Consultation Paper

‘A Strategic Plan For The Payments System’

The Australian Government Treasury has released a consultation paper seeking input into the Government’s Strategic Plan for the payments system.

The Strategic Plan is an important initiative for the Government to provide industry and regulators with clarity about its policy priorities, with a view to supporting the resilience of