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New security bill a sham Contributed by Admin on Monday, July 07 @ 09:16:21 NZST
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 The bill proposed by Mr. Cosgrove is a sham.
That it is is not a surprise as the Dept of Justice Officers
responsible to review "the industry" where prohibited from
investigating any issue that was not contained within the existing PISG
Act with the exception of training.
The Bill now proposed does not address three major issues. These are:
The inadequacies in existing legislation that prevent us from doing our job.
These are well documented and in a surprising statement in April, even
the Registrar recommended increased "powers of detention" be given to
Security Officers.
The ability of employers to engage and deploy untrained personal.
While compulsory training is introduced, the Bill will create what
is in effect a three month trial period during which the employee need
not undergo training.
This will permit certain employers with very high staff turnover
rates to continue their current employment practices and provide a
serious financial incentive to ensure many new employees, particularly
Static Officers, do not remain employed for longer than three months.
The ability of clients to avoid the requirement to train and
licence persons undertaking the duties of a Security Officer by going
"in house".
Not requiring the licensing of "in house" Officers allows
employers to continue to appoint persons, not necessarily suitable or
qualified to do so, to undertake the duties of a Security Officer.
Where those persons interact with the public, shopping malls being
a perfect example, this poses a serious threat to those public.
Outside of the licensing regime, employers are severely limited in
their ability to check the background of an employee, particularly with
today's clean slate legislation, and with the person being unlicensed,
Police are unaware the person is so employed.
The temptation to avoid expenditure on the provision of
professional Security Officers may lead to a significant increase in
the number of "in house" security staff creating the opportunity for
persons unsuited for or prevented from obtaining a licence to undertake
the role of a Security Officer "in house".
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