You can apply for NSW security and NSW tattoo industry licences online quickly and easily via Service NSW.
- Click here to apply online for a security operative licence or here for a Master security licence.
- Click here to apply online for a tattooist licence or here for a Master tattoo licence.
If you cannot apply online, or if you need the additional tattoo industry forms, download the appropriate form from the list below.
Please be aware, applications submitted via paper forms can be delayed due to postal timeframes and manual data entry requirements.
Note: do not include original identification documents with your application. Include certified copies only. Any original identity documents received will not be returned. Click here to find out who can certify documents.
If you cannot apply online, contact the SLED Contact Centre on 1300 362 001 or email sled@police.nsw.gov.au.
Security forms
Class 1 and Class 2 licence forms
- Class 1 and/or Class 2 licence – P601 (PDF)
- Amend, vary or replace an existing Class 1 and/or Class 2 licence – P645 (PDF)
- Mutual recognition for Class 1 and/or Class 2 licence – P608 (PDF)
Master licence forms
- Individual Master licence – P643 (PDF)
- Corporation Master licence – P641 (PDF)
- Government agency Master licence – P642 (PDF)
- Close associate nomination – P644 (PDF)
- Amend, vary or replace an existing individual Master licence – P1121 (PDF)
- Amend, vary or replace an existing corporation Master licence – P1120 (PDF)
- Amend, vary or replace an existing government agency Master licence – P1123 (PDF)
- Temporary Excess Provision of Services (TEPS) permit – P1122 (PDF). TEPS applications can also be made online via Service NSW
Other security forms
- Schedule of Fees (PDF)
Tattoo industry forms
- Amend or Replace a Tattooist Licence - P1246 (PDF)
- Amend or Replace a Tattoo Master Licence - P1247 (PDF)
- Close Associate Consent - P1243 (PDF)
- Nomination of Premises Manager - P1244 (PDF)
- Mutual Recognition for NSW Tattoo Industry Licence - P1251 (PDF)
- Tattooing Show Permit Application - P1252 (PDF)
- Tattoo Event Manager Application - P1253 (PDF)
- Visiting Tattooist Permit - P1249 (PDF)
Other tattoo forms
- Schedule of Fees (PDF)