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| New Zealand | |
|---|---|
| Status | Licence required |
| Regulator | Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (PSPLA), Ministry of Justice |
| Who holds the licence | Individuals and agencies |
| Minimum age | 18 |
| Experience | Licence: 12 months' experience in the last 5 years (one company officer for a company licence) |
| Training | Proof of training or skills for the private investigator class, or on-the-job training |
| Fees | Individual licence NZD 800 online or NZD 818 by mail; company licence NZD 967 online or NZD 989 by mail; certificate of approval NZD 267 online or NZD 273 by mail |
| Processing time | Usually 7 or 8 weeks; longer if someone objects or eligibility is unclear (PSPLA) |
| Renewal | Licences and certificates of approval expire 5 years from issue (ss. 36 and 56 of the Act); renew online or by mail, and the licence stays in force while a renewal made before expiry is decided |
| Reciprocity | Trans-Tasman mutual recognition applications are accepted by mail. |
| Recording calls | One-party consent |
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