Media reporting associated with the Hotel Quarantine Inquiry suggests there are systemic failings, unethical conduct and incompetence across the private security industry. This generalisation tarnishes a highly professional industry, especially in Victoria where there are around 33,500 individual licence holders and 800 security firms across the State as consultants/advisers, technicians, installers,…

The Department of Justice and Regulation, Community Crime Prevention Unit provides a helpful resource for any Council or organisation considering implementing CCTV.

From 6pm on Sunday 2 August 2020 the Victorian Government introduced Stage 4 restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne. Stage 3 restrictions apply from 11:59pm on Wednesday 5 August for regional Victoria.

Thanks to Committee Member Graham Manson who advises, effective today, the Occupational Health and Safety (COVID-19 Incident Notification) Regulations 2020 were passed.

The Australian Institute of Criminology has released its findings from an online survey of 15,000 Australian women about their experience of domestic violence during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Day 1 comprised an opening address by Counsel Assisting and an outline of the matters to be addressed by the Inquiry.

The inquiry into Victoria’s bungled hotel quarantine system will hold its first public sitting in just 8 days amid concerns serious limitations of the probe may stop the truth from surfacing.

Have your say on how the Victorian Government can improve the private security industry to make it fairer, safer and more professional. Submissions close 27 July 2020 so get in early please!

The Australian Security Award nominations are open and we encourage submissions now. Nomination forms and categories are outlined on the ASIAL website and offered through ASIAL, OSPAs and the Australian Security Medals Foundation.

It has long been known that youths loitering in shopping centres create a risk of gang violence. Data released across Victoria reveals an almost 90% increase of violence over the past five years.