How Much Does a Security Licence Cost in Victoria?

Victoria Police publishes a fees and charges schedule for private security. Under the schedule effective 1 July 2026, a 3-year individual licence for one activity costs AUD 498.80, in Australian dollars. That figure is an application fee of 76.00 plus a maintenance fee of 422.80.

In 2025-26 the same licence cost AUD 485.50, so fees can change between schedules. Check the current Victoria Police fees and charges schedule before you apply.

The fee does not include training. Victorian applicants complete training with a registered training organisation. For example, CPP20218 Certificate II covers unarmed guard, crowd controller and control room operator work. Course prices are set by the provider and vary.

You also give fingerprints and 100 points of identification. Victoria Police does not set the price of those steps in the pages checked, so ask the provider or agency that collects them.

The Licensing and Regulation Division of Victoria Police is the regulator. One individual licence covers security guard, crowd controller, bodyguard and other activities, and you must be 18 or over.

Since 19 June 2025 all private security activities are licensed activities. People who held registrations had to apply for a licence by 19 June 2026.

Independent contractors with an Australian Business Number related to their security activity need both an Individual Operator licence and a Business licence. The fee quoted above is for the individual licence for one activity, so a contractor should check the schedule for the business licence cost.

This matters for self-employed guards on a marketplace such as XGuard. XGuard is a marketplace, not a security company; it holds no licences and employs no guards.

Start with the licence: AUD 498.80 for a 3-year individual licence for one activity. Add the training with a registered training organisation, whose price varies. Add the cost of fingerprints and identification, which depends on where you go.

If you work as an independent contractor with an Australian Business Number related to your security activity, add the Business licence, which sits alongside the Individual Operator licence. Check the Victoria Police schedule for that amount, since this answer quotes only the individual licence.

Compare this with another state if you are choosing where to work. In Queensland the listed 3-year licence is AUD 744.60 plus checks, but the structure differs, so compare what each includes rather than the headline numbers alone.

Finally, remember the date. The figure here is the one in force from 1 July 2026 under the Victoria Police schedule, so check the current schedule before you apply and keep a copy of the fee you were quoted. Remember too that the licence covers the activity you apply for, so confirm that the activity named on your application matches the work you intend to do.

Victoria Police publishes a public register of licence, registration and permit holders, searchable by name or number. XGuard checks the licence against the state register before a professional can list, and it does not promise work or availability.

A licence from another state does not automatically allow you to work in Victoria, because Australia has no national security licence.