Originally Posted by
downunderdan
What you have to remember, is that SLED can only enforce the requirements of the Security Industry Act. Some of what you've referred, even if correct is nevertheless outside their purview.
For example, if companies in NSW have unlicenced staff, that's easy. However if they also pay below-award, trade while insolvent etc. these are not enforceable by SLED despite being bugbears of this industry. Having said that, when SLED do identify problems (typically where there's smoke, there's fire) they will report these to their mutual contacts at other agencies e.g. Fair Work Australia. Similarly, the ATO and other agencies now report matters to SLED, however the security industry is in the same pile as cleaners, builders and every other cash industry so I wouldn't be holding my breath for anyone's door to be kicked in...
SLED were definitely looking into issues with phoenixing. Unfortunately in many cases there is a lot of scuttlebutt and hearsay, but not hard evidence. It's also a problem that some businesses 'dob in their competitor' and I'm sure SLED receive a lot of vexatious submissions that carry little substance.
And of course investigations and prosecutions take time.... All very frustrating so the best thing you can do is continue to do the right thing, and wait for karma to take its natural course.
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