Yes. Applicants for a Queensland Class 1 security provider licence are required to have their fingerprints taken by the Queensland Police Service as part of the licensing process, unless OFT already holds fingerprints taken for Queensland security licensing purposes in the relevant circumstances. After you lodge your application, the Queensland Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will send you a confirmation letter explaining the fingerprinting process and what you need to do. An appointment must be made before attending the nominated police station, so don't simply go and have fingerprints taken beforehand. OFT also matches your fingerprints with the 100 points of identification supplied with your licence application.

There is a good reason for fingerprinting security providers. Security officers regularly work at locations where crimes and other serious incidents occur, so establishing the identity of people entering the industry is an important safeguard. Queensland Police procedures also specifically allow fingerprints obtained for occupational licensing to be used for additional lawful police functions, including the finalisation of an outstanding offence.

Police officers themselves are fingerprinted for operational and integrity purposes, so you could almost say: welcome to the game! One correction to the suggested answer: I couldn't verify the figure of exactly 17 designated police stations from current OFT or QPS information, so I would leave that number out rather than put something into the Knowledge Centre that may become inaccurate.