All private security and investigation agents, including crowd controllers working on licensed premises, must be licensed under the Security and Investigations Agents Act 1995 and/or the Liquor Licensing Act 1997.

All licenses for security and investigation agents  and crowd controllers are issued by the Office of Consumer & Business Affairs (OCBA).

The Licensing Enforcement Branch of South Australia Police perform a number of services such as integrity checking and fingerprinting that form part of the licensing process.

Enquiries

All enquiries regarding private security, investigation agent or crowd controller licensing should be directed in the first instance to:

The Office of Consumer & Business Affairs (OCBA)
Phone: (08) 8204 9686

or

The Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner (Information on crowd controller licensing)
Phone: (08) 8226 8410

For enquiries about law enforcement or licensing processes such as fingerprinting and integrity checks, call:

Licensing Enforcement Branch

Phone: (08) 8204 2142