The Register of Licence, Registration and Permit Holders is a public register of persons and businesses licensed and/or registered to carry out activities under the Private Security Act 2004, (the Act).
Note: Due to a technical issue, recently added sub-activities may not display correctly on the Register of Licence, Registration and Permit Holders. Licensing and Regulation Division (LRD) are aware of this issue and are working to resolve it.
If you wish to confirm whether a licence holder is eligible to perform a specific security sub-activity, ask to see the licence holder’s plastic card or contact LRD using the online enquiry form.
Information available in the Register
The Register contains the following details for licence, registration and permit holders:
- name
- licence or registration type
- licence or registration number
- a list of activities authorised to be carried out under the license or registration
- licence or registration expiry date.
Due to recent changes to private security licensing requirements, some private security licences issued from August 2025 onwards will display abbreviated activity titles on the plastic licence card and on the Register of Licence, Registration and Permit Holders.
For example, the activity of ‘crowd controller’ may be shown as ‘Crowd Controller’ or as ‘Crowd Ctrl’, depending on the other activities on the licence.
The new abbreviations are:
| Private Security Act 2004 - Section 3 Definitions | Abbreviated Version(s) |
| Crowd Controller | Crowd Ctrl |
| Security Adviser | Sec Adviser or Adviser |
| Security Equipment Installer | Sec Equipment Installer or Installer |
| Private Security Trainer | PS Trainer |
Note: The security activities of ‘bodyguard’, ‘investigator’ and ‘security guard’ will not be abbreviated.
Using the Register
Members of the public should only engage business operators and individuals who are appropriately licensed or registered for the activity they are undertaking.
- All current holders of a Victorian private security individual or business licence or registration will appear on the Victoria Police Public Register.
- The Register is searchable by name or by licence or registration number.
- If a licence or registration has been suspended, cancelled or has expired (without a renewal application being submitted), it will not appear on the Register.
- It is the responsibility of employers and business operators to regularly check the Register to ensure that their employees are correctly licensed or registered. If you are unable to locate your employee’s licence or registration on the Register, please contact LRD using the online enquiry form(opens in a new window).
A person who has applied for a licence and/or registration under the Mutual Recognition Act 1992 or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Act 1997 may not appear on the register. Applications under either of these two acts may take a number of weeks to appear.
Renewal applications
A licence holder can apply to renew their licence before the expiry date.
Current licence holders will appear on the Register regardless of the documented expiry date of their licence. Under section 36(4) of the Act, if a renewal application has been submitted the licence continues to remain current beyond expiry until the Chief Commissioner makes a decision in relation to the application. In such instances, the licence will continue to remain on the Register beyond the expiry date.
Note: Current registration holders must transition their registration to a licence by 19 June 2026 to continue carrying out work under their current security activities. For more information about the transition of registrations to licences, visit our website: Changes to private security licences and registrations(opens in a new window)
Contact us
Get in touch about private security licensing through our online enquiry form.
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