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1. PSPLA - Form B: Application for an individual licence [pdf, 642 KB]

   B – APPLICATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL LICENCE– 28/05/2024 Application for an Individual Licence PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSING AUTHORITY Completing this form • You can fill in this form electronically. If you do, you must print, sign, and submit it to the Authority. • You can also print and fill in this form by hand. Use a black pen or blue pen, and print clearly IN CAPITALS. • Answer every question on the form unless the instructions tell you otherwise. Payment...

2. 2023 NZPSPLA 005.pdf [pdf, 100 KB]

   [2023] NZPSPLA 005 IN THE MATTER OF Complaints against NICHOLAS MAYER made under s 73 Of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 DECISION [1] Nicholas Mayer holds an individual licence as a private investigator. In January he was engaged by someone who wished to remain anonymous to contact the complainant and tell her that her husband was having an affair. [2] Following his client’s instructions Mr Mayer rang the complainant and told...

3. B-Application-for-an-Individual-Licence-form_Updated_PDF_Final.pdf [pdf, 207 KB]

   B – APPLICATION FOR AN INDIVIDUAL LICENCE– 23/01/2025 Application for an Individual Licence PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSING AUTHORITY Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 When to use this form Use this form to apply for an individual licence if you are a sole trader who provides private security or private investigation services for payment. You can apply for a license in one of nine categories. These categories are listed in Step 3....

4. 2025 NZPSPLA 052.pdf [pdf, 71 KB]

   [2025] NZPSPLA 052 IN THE MATTER OF A referral to Complaints, Investigation and Prosecution Unit under s 75 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 in relation to WILLIAM ANTHONY WADDEL DECISION [1] In November 2024 I referred a complaint that William Anthony (Tony) Waddel was working as an employment investigator without holding a licence or certificate of approval in the class of private investigator to the Complaints, Investigation and Prose...

5. PSPLA - Individual licence disqualification criteria [pdf, 367 KB]

   Page 1 For more information visit www.pspla.govt.nz PSPLA 02/15 - S For more information visit www.pspla.govt.nz Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority Disqualification Criteria (Individual Licensee and Certificate of Approval Holder) Under the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 Z Disqualification Criteria Disqualification criteria may mean that you are not eligible to hold a licence. Section 62 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigat...

6. 2024 NZPSPLA 091.pdf [pdf, 77 KB]

   [2024] NZPSPLA 091 IN THE MATTER OF A complaint under ss 73 of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) DECISION [1] DD has filed a complaint against MM. He says that Mr MM approached his property without consent carrying a concealed recording device. He considers this is a breach of the Code of Conduct for Private Investigators. He also says Mr MM breached the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Ac...

7. 2025 NZPSPLA 063.pdf [pdf, 86 KB]

   [2025] NZPSPLA 063 IN THE MATTER OF a complaint against a private investigator working for TPD LIMITED1 made under ss 73 & 74 Of the Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) DECISION [1] Ms Murray, on behalf of Dave and Sione Seve, has made a complaint against the TPD Limited (TPD) and some of their investigators. TPD were engaged by Dave and Sione Seve’s employer to investigate suspected thefts from their Auckland warehouse. Ms M...

8. Ministry of Justice review for the State Services Commission’s Inquiry into the Use of External Security Consultants [pdf, 1.3 MB]

   ...    Ministry of Justice review for the State Service Commission’s Inquiry into the  Use of External Security Consultants    17 December 2018  These documents summarise an internal Ministry review of its use of private investigators or security consultants, as  part of the State Service Commission’s Inquiry into the Use of External Security Consultants.  The following documents have been proactively released by the Minist...

9. 2025 NZPSPLA 109 pdf [pdf, 72 KB]

   ...Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 DECISION [1] A member of the public, WB has made a complaint against JS whom he says is an unlicensed/uncertified private investigator. [2] Mr WB alleges that Mr JS conducted an investigation into him and his property in the capacity of private investigator. He says he collected and reviewed his personal records and questioned him extensively regarding unrelated matters to his insurance claim. Mr WB points out tha...

10. PSPLA - Form A: Certificate of approval [pdf, 209 KB]

    Application for a Certificate of Approval PRIVATE SECURITY PERSONNEL LICENSING AUTHORITY Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 A – CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL APPLICATION – 28/05/2024 When to use this form Use this form to apply for a certificate of approval to enable you to work for a licence holder in the private security industry. You can apply for a certificate in one of nine categories. These categories are listed in Step 3. What you need...