Abstract
The Security Providers Act was introduced in Queensland in 1993. It was designed to improve the conduct and skills of private security providers, especially crowd controllers in licensed premises. However, a number of faults have limited its effectiveness, and these can in part be related to incomplete consultation with the industry. Training requirements are inadequate, and there are no provisions for inter-state portability of licences or uniformity of licensing requirements. There is also a need for more pro-active auditing of compliance and for evaluation of the impact of the Act.