{"id":"consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-secondhand-dealers-regulations-1998","name":"CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS) REGULATIONS 1998","slug":"consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174550,"registerId":"nt-consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-secondhand-dealers-regulations-1998-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS) REGULATIONS 1998","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nCONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (PAWNBROKERS AND\nSECOND-HAND DEALERS) REGULATIONS 1998\nAs in force at 10 February 2026\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n3 Exempt second-hand goods ............................................................ 1\nPart 2 Licence applications\n4 Fees ................................................................................................ 1\n5 Details to be included on licence application ................................... 3\n6 Details to be published in newspaper .............................................. 4\n7 Evidence of identity for licence application ...................................... 4\nPart 3 Identification\n9 Particulars to be kept in Register ..................................................... 4\n10 Identification to be worn by employee entering into contract ........... 6\n11 Identification of persons entering into contract ................................ 6\nPart 4 Records to be kept\n12 Records to be made by pawnbroker ................................................ 7\n13 Records to be provided by second-hand dealer .............................. 7\n14 Keeping of records by pawnbrokers ................................................ 7\n15 Keeping of records by second-hand dealers ................................... 7\n16 Records to be kept in relation to compact discs .............................. 7\n17 Access for enforcement purposes to information about goods ........ 8\nSchedule Goods not to be treated as second-hand\ngoods\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 10 February 2026\n____________________\nCONSUMER AFFAIRS AND FAIR TRADING (PAWNBROKERS AND\nSECOND-HAND DEALERS) REGULATIONS 1998\nRegulations under the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Consumer Affairs and Fair\nTrading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations come into operation on the commencement of\nPart 14 of the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990.\n3 Exempt second-hand goods\nFor the purposes of the definition of second-hand goods in\nsection 244(1) of the Act, goods that have been worn or otherwise\nused and that are goods specified in the Schedule are not to be\ntreated as second-hand goods for the purposes of the Act.\nPart 2 Licence applications\n4 Fees\n(1) For the purposes of sections 251(1)(b) and 255(1)(b) of the Act, in\nrelation to an application for the grant or renewal of a pawnbroker's\nlicence or second-hand dealer's licence, the fee is:\n(a) where the applicant is a natural person – 55 revenue units\nplus:\n(i) where the application is for a licence for one year –\n170 revenue units;\n(ii) where the application is for a licence for 2 years –\n285 revenue units; or\n\nPart 2 Licence applications\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 2\n(iii) where the application is for a licence for 3 years –\n400 revenue units; or\n(b) where the applicant is a corporation – 115 revenue units plus:\n(i) where the application is for a licence for one year –\n170 revenue units;\n(ii) where the application is for a licence for 2 years –\n285 revenue units; or\n(iii) where the application is for a licence for 3 years –\n400 revenue units;\n(c) where the Director, under section 253 of the Act, waives the\nrequirement for the publication of a notice under section 251\nof the Act in relation to the application – 115 revenue units;\n(d) where the licence will relate to more than one business\npremises – 115 revenue units in relation to each additional\nbusiness premises; and\n(e) where the application is for renewal of a licence later than\n28 days before the day on which the licence is due to expire –\n170 revenue units.\n(2) For the purposes of sections 251(1)(b) and 255(1)(b) of the Act, in\nrelation to an application for the grant or renewal of a\npawnbroker/second-hand dealer's licence, the fee is:\n(a) where the applicant is a natural person – 85 revenue units\nplus:\n(i) where the application is for a licence for one year –\n230 revenue units;\n(ii) where the application is for a licence for 2 years –\n400 revenue units; or\n(iii) where the application is for a licence for 3 years –\n515 revenue units; or\n(b) where the applicant is a corporation – 170 revenue units plus:\n(i) where the application is for a licence for one year –\n230 revenue units;\n(ii) where the application is for a licence for 2 years –\n400 revenue units; or\n\nPart 2 Licence applications\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 3\n(iii) where the application is for a licence for 3 years –\n515 revenue units;\n(c) where the Director, under section 253 of the Act, waives the\nrequirement for the publication of a notice under section 251\nof the Act in relation to the application – 115 revenue units;\n(d) where the licence will relate to more than one business\npremises – 115 revenue units in relation to each additional\nbusiness premises; and\n(e) where the application is for renewal of a licence on a day later\nthan 28 days before the day on which the licence is due to\nexpire – 170 revenue units.\n(3) The fee for the purposes of section 268(2) of the Act is 5 revenue\nunits.\n(4) Where a licence is, in accordance with regulation, to be issued:\n(a) for less than 12 months – the fee payable is, for each whole\nmonth for which the licence is issued, 1/12th of the fee for\nissue of a licence for 12 months;\n(b) for more than 1 year but less than 2 years – for each whole\nmonth for which the licence is issued, 1/12th of the fee for\nissue of a licence for 2 years; or\n(c) for more than 2 years but less than 3 years – for each whole\nmonth for which the licence is issued, 1/12th of the fee for\nissue of a licence for 3 years.\n5 Details to be included on licence application\nFor the purposes of section 251(1)(a) of the Act, the following\ndetails are prescribed:\n(a) the applicant's name;\n(b) if the application is made by a corporation – the name of each\ndirector of the corporation;\n(c) the business name under which the applicant proposes to\nconduct business as a pawnbroker, second-hand dealer or\npawnbroker/second-hand dealer;\n(d) the business premises and storage premises to which the\nlicence, if granted, will apply.\n\nPart 3 Identification\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 4\n6 Details to be published in newspaper\nFor the purposes of section 251(4)(b) of the Act, the following\ndetails are prescribed:\n(a) the applicant's name;\n(b) if the application is made by a corporation – the name of each\ndirector of the corporation;\n(c) the business name under which the applicant proposes to\nconduct business as a pawnbroker, second-hand dealer or\npawnbroker/second-hand dealer, as the case may be;\n(d) the business premises to which the licence, if granted, will\napply.\n7 Evidence of identity for licence application\nFor the purposes of section 254(a)(iv) of the Act, evidence of the\nidentity of a person applying for the grant of a licence may consist\nof any one of the following:\n(a) a certificate as to the applicant's Australian citizenship;\n(b) a document establishing the discharge of the applicant from\nan Australian defence force;\n(c) a document establishing the applicant has been appointed as\na commissioner for oaths or justice of the peace;\n(d) a document, issued by the department of the Commonwealth\nwith primary responsibility for the administration of\nimmigration, evidencing that the applicant has been granted\npermanent residency in Australia.\nPart 3 Identification\n9 Particulars to be kept in Register\nFor the purposes of section 268(1)(e) of the Act, the following\nparticulars are prescribed:\n(a) the address of the storage premises to which the licence\napplies;\n(b) where the holder of a licence is a corporation:\n(i) the name and address of each director of the\ncorporation;\n\nPart 3 Identification\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 5\n(ii) the registration number, within the meaning of the\nCorporations Act 2001, of the corporation; and\n(iii) the registered office within Australia, within the meaning\nof the Corporations Act 2001, of the corporation;\n(c) where the holder of a licence is a partnership – the name of\neach partner;\n(d) where the holder of a licence is a natural person – his or her\nresidential address;\n(e) a waiver under section 253 of the Act in relation to the licence;\n(f) the number assigned by the Director to the licence;\n(g) the date on which the licence was granted;\n(h) details of the conditions or restrictions to which the licence is\nsubject;\n(j) the surrender of the licence and the date on which it was\nsurrendered;\n(k) the revocation of the licence and the date of and the reasons\nfor the revocation;\n(m) the suspension of the licence, the date of and duration of the\nsuspension and the reasons for the suspension;\n(n) a summary of each conviction for a breach of the Act by:\n(i) the holder of the licence;\n(ii) a partner in a partnership that is the holder of the\nlicence; or\n(iii) a director of a corporation that is the holder of the\nlicence,\nwhether the conviction occurred before or after the\ncommencement of Part 14 of the Act.\n\nPart 3 Identification\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 6\n10 Identification to be worn by employee entering into contract\n(1) For the purposes of section 275(4) of the Act, a person employed at\nbusiness premises whose functions include entering into contracts\nat the premises is to display a badge, worn at chest height, on\nwhich:\n(a) his or her name appears in legible letters not less than 7 mm\nin height;\n(b) the business name of the business at the premises appears in\nlegible letters not less than 7 mm in height; and\n(c) no advertising material, other than the business logo, appears.\n(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(a), the person's name is to\ncorrespond with his or her name as kept under section 275(1)(a) of\nthe Act, except that it may be reduced to his or her first given name\nand surname only.\n11 Identification of persons entering into contract\n(1) For the purposes of section 277(1)(b)(iii) of the Act, a document\nissued by:\n(a) an Agency of the Territory;\n(b) a department or statutory authority of the Commonwealth or a\nState or another Territory of the Commonwealth; or\n(c) a local government of the Territory, a State or another\nTerritory of the Commonwealth,\nthat contains a current photograph of the person, the person's\nname and an unique identifying number is a prescribed means by\nwhich a person's identity may be identified.\n(2) If a person cannot provide a document referred to in\nsubregulation (1), 2 documents issued by:\n(a) an Agency of the Territory;\n(b) a department or statutory authority of the Commonwealth or a\nState or another Territory of the Commonwealth; or\n(c) a local government of the Territory, a State or another\nTerritory of the Commonwealth,\nthat contain the person's name and an unique identifying number is\na prescribed means by which a person's identity may be identified.\n\nPart 4 Records to be kept\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 7\nPart 4 Records to be kept\n12 Records to be made by pawnbroker\nFor the purposes of section 279(s) of the Act, the sale price of\nunredeemed goods that are sold by the pawnbroker is prescribed.\n13 Records to be provided by second-hand dealer\nFor the purposes of section 282(1)(a) of the Act, the records\nspecified in section 281(a) to (g) (inclusive) of the Act are\nprescribed.\n14 Keeping of records by pawnbrokers\n(1) For the purposes of section 283(1)(b) of the Act, all records\nrequired under section 279 of the Act to be recorded by a\npawnbroker in relation to each contract entered into by or on behalf\nof the pawnbroker are to be kept:\n(a) in an electronic form or in a bound book; and\n(b) in the numerical order of the distinguishing number required to\nbe recorded in relation to the contract under section 279(a) of\nthe Act.\n(2) For the purposes of section 283(1)(b) of the Act, all affidavits\nprovided to a pawnbroker under section 286 of the Act are to be\nkept together in a file.\n15 Keeping of records by second-hand dealers\nFor the purposes of section 283(2)(b) of the Act, all records\nrequired under section 281 of the Act to be made by a second-hand\ndealer in relation to contracts entered into by or on behalf of the\nsecond-hand dealer are to be kept:\n(a) in an electronic form or in a bound book; and\n(b) in the numerical order of the distinguishing number required to\nbe recorded in relation to the contract under section 281(1)(a)\nof the Act.\n16 Records to be kept in relation to compact discs\nA pawnbroker or second-hand dealer must ensure that where a\ncontract is entered into in relation to a compact disc, the title of the\ndisc and the name of the artist are recorded as soon as the\ninformation becomes available to the pawnbroker or second-hand\ndealer or a person entering into the contract on behalf of the\n\nPart 4 Records to be kept\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 8\npawnbroker or second-hand dealer.\n17 Access for enforcement purposes to information about goods\n(1) For the purposes of section 316 of the Act, the following persons\nare prescribed:\n(a) authorized officers;\n(b) members of the Police Force.\n(2) For the purposes of section 316 of the Act, a pawnbroker is, at the\nrequest of a person prescribed under subregulation (1), to enable\nthe person to view the computer database or the bound book in\nwhich the information specified in section 279(a) to (e) (inclusive) of\nthe Act is recorded in relation to each contract entered into by the\npawnbroker.\n(3) For the purposes of section 316 of the Act, a second-hand dealer\nis, at the request of a person prescribed under subregulation (1), to\nenable the person to view the computer database or the bound\nbook in which the information specified in section 281(1)(a) to (e)\n(inclusive) of the Act is recorded in relation to each contract entered\ninto by the second-hand dealer.\n\nSchedule Goods not to be treated as second-hand goods\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 9\nSchedule Goods not to be treated as second-hand goods\nregulation 3\n1. Boats (but not including outboard motors or other marine equipment).\n2. Books, magazines and periodicals.\n3. Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals (other than gold or silver).\n4. Goods collected under a recycling scheme for the purposes of a\ncouncil constituted under the Local Government Act 2019.\n5. Goods (other than jewellery) purchased for the purpose of\nmanufacturing another article from the goods.\n6. Clothing, including footwear.\n7. Furniture, including lamps and light fittings (other than electrical or\nelectronic appliances or movable heaters, where the second-hand\ndealer's retail sale price is greater than $30).\n8. Household soft furnishings, including rugs, curtains and manchester.\n9. Household decorative goods, including statues, figurines, paintings,\nprints and drawings.\n10. Kitchenware, including pots, pans, crockery and cutlery (but not\ndomestic, electrical or electronic appliances where the second-hand\ndealer's retail sale price is greater than $30).\n11. Motor vehicles.\n12. Mining machinery and parts.\n13. Farming machinery and parts (but not accessories such as audio\nequipment, electronic monitoring equipment or lamps, other than those\nrequired under the Motor Vehicles Act 1949).\n14. Rags.\n15. Bones.\n16. Glassware, including bottles.\n17. Cans.\n18. Waste plastic materials.\n19. Waste paper materials.\n\nSchedule Goods not to be treated as second-hand goods\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 10\n20. Salvaged building materials including doors, window frames, tiles,\nbricks and timber.\n21. White goods in the nature of large domestic electrical equipment,\nincluding refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, clothes dryers,\novens and ironing presses (but not portable or camping refrigerators or\nmicrowave or microwave/convection ovens).\n22. Camping equipment and fishing gear where the second-hand dealer's\nretail sale price is or will be less than $30.\n23. Collectables such as stamps, trading cards, dolls, toys and military\nmemorabilia.\n24. Records and cassette tapes.\n\nENDNOTES\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 11\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations (SL No. 20, 1998)\nNotified 1 July 1998\nCommenced 1 July 1998\nAmendment of Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand\nDealers) Regulations (SL No. 25, 2000)\nNotified 14 June 2000\nCommenced 14 June 2000\nCorporations Reform (Consequential Amendments NT) Act 2001 (Act No. 17, 2001)\nAssent date 29 June 2001\nCommenced 15 July 2001 (s 2, s 2 Corporations Act 2001 (Act No. 50,\n2001) (Cth) and Cth Gaz S285, 13 July 2001)\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading Amendment Regulations 2006 (SL No. 15, 2006)\nNotified 31 May 2006\nCommenced 1 July 2006 (r 2, s 2 Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading\nAmendment Act 2002 (Act No. 41, 2002) and Gaz G20,\n17 May 2006, p 6)\nLocal Government (Consequential Amendments) Act 2008 (Act No. 28, 2008)\nAssent date 14 November 2008\nCommenced 1 July 2008 (s 2)\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nConsumer Affairs and Fair Trading (Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers)\nRegulations 1998 12\nOaths, Affidavits and Declarations (Consequential Amendments) Act 2010 (Act No. 40,\n2010)\nAssent date 18 November 2010\nCommenced 1 March 2011 (s 2, s 2 Oaths, Affidavits and Declarations\nAct 2010 (Act No. 39, 2010) and Gaz G7, 16 February 2011,\np 4)\nLocal Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)\nAssent date 6 April 2016\nCommenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related\nAmendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,\n29 April 2016)\nLocal Government Act 2019 (Act No. 39, 2019)\nAssent date 13 December 2019\nCommenced pt 8.6: 1 July 2022; rem: 1 July 2021 (Gaz S27,\n30 June 2021)\nAmending Legislation\nStatute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)\nAssent date 19 November 2020\nCommenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)\nLocal Government Amendment Act 2021 (Act No. 15, 2021)\nAssent date 25 May 2021\nCommenced 26 May 2021 (s 2)\nJustice and Licensing Legislation Further Amendment Act 2022 (Act No. 21, 2022)\nAssent date 31 October 2022\nCommenced pt 3: 1 February 2023; rem: 21 December 2022 (Gaz G50,\n21 December 2022, p 1)\nTrade, Business and Asian Relations Legislation Amendment (Streamlining Licensing\nSchemes and Other Matters) Act 2026 (Act No. 2, 2026)\nAssent date 9 February 2026\nCommenced 10 February 2026 (s 2)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22 of 2018) to: rr 1 and 2 and sch.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 4 amd No. 15, 2006, r 6; No. 34, 2009, r 10; Act No. 21, 2022, s 50\nr 5 amd No. 15, 2006, r 7\nr 6 amd No. 15, 2006, r 8\nr 7 amd Act No. 40, 2010, s 202; Act No. 8, 2016, s 45\nr 8 amd Act No. 21, 2022, s 50\nrep Act No. 2, 2026, s 24\nr 9 amd Act No. 17, 2001, s 22; Act No. 21, 2022, s 50\nr 11 amd No. 25, 2000\nsch amd Act No. 28, 2008, s 4; Act No. 39, 2019, s 370","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, the regulations appear to remain focused on their original stated purpose of regulating pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers. No scope changes are evident from the information provided, though the split in departmental responsibility (Attorney-General's Department vs Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations) may reflect an administrative realignment over time."},"complexity_factors":["Split administrative responsibility between two government departments adds jurisdictional complexity","Regulatory framework requires understanding of the parent Act to fully interpret obligations","Industry-specific rules require knowledge of pawnbroking and second-hand dealing practices","Record-keeping and compliance obligations may involve detailed technical requirements","Limited information provided in the text makes full assessment difficult — actual regulation content is not reproduced"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set rules for pawnbrokers and second‑hand dealers on how they must conduct transactions and keep records, affecting business owners, staff and members of the public who pawn, sell or buy used goods. They aim to prevent the circulation of stolen goods and protect consumers, with breaches attracting penalties. Administration is split between the Attorney‑General’s Department and the Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations for certain parts."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"Amendments have adjusted the instrument's operational scope since 1998. Key changes include updated and more detailed fee structures (r4), expanded and specified identity evidentiary rules (r7, r11), clarified and formalised record‑keeping formats and content (rr14–16), a reworked Schedule of goods excluded from ‘second‑hand’ status (r3, Sch), and express inspection powers for authorised officers and police (r17). These modifications have incrementally increased compliance and administrative duties for regulated businesses."},"complexity_factors":["Tiered, multi‑factor fee schedule that varies by applicant type (natural person v corporation), licence duration, multiple premises and late renewal (r4).","Multiple record‑keeping requirements: electronic or bound book, strict numerical ordering and special files for affidavits (rr14–15).","Identification rules for staff badges and prescribed identity documents, including fallback of two documents (rr10–11).","Prescribed list of numerous exempt goods (Schedule) creating categorical exceptions to the Act's scope (r3, Sch).","Enforcement access: authorised officers and police may view computer databases or bound books (r17), creating operational disclosure obligations.","Cross‑references to multiple sections of the Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 and to external legislation (Corporations Act, immigration documents), adding legal interdependence.","Director's discretionary power to waive publication fees or requirements (r4(c)), introducing administrative discretion.","Amendment history noted in endnotes increases interpretive complexity about current text and past scope changes."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the practical rules for licences, identification, record-keeping and inspection that apply to pawnbrokers and second‑hand dealers. They fix tiered application fees, require staff ID badges and ordered electronic or bound records, and list goods that are not treated as \"second‑hand.\" \n\nLicence applicants pay the prescribed fees (r4); businesses bear ongoing compliance costs for records and identity checks (rr10,14–16), and authorised officers and police may inspect those records (r17). The instrument changes information disclosure and administrative burdens, which affect business operating costs and enforcement access."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain tightly focused on their original purpose: operational details for licensing and regulating pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers. While fees have been updated and minor definitions modernised (e.g., references to the Corporations Act 2001), the core scope of controlling second-hand goods transactions and preventing fencing of stolen property has not expanded beyond the original 1998 intent."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple fee calculation matrices in regulation 4 with nested conditions (natural person vs corporation × 1/2/3 year licences × additional premises × late renewal × waiver scenarios)","Extensive cross-referencing to the parent Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990 (sections 244, 251, 253, 255, 268, 275, 277, 279, 281, 282, 283, 286, 316)","24 specific exemptions in the Schedule with internal qualifiers (e.g., 'but not including outboard motors', 'where the retail sale price is greater than $30')","Defined term 'revenue units' imported from the parent Act but not defined within these regulations","Multiple entity types treated differently (natural persons, corporations, partnerships) requiring parallel but distinct record-keeping rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a Northern Territory regulation that sets out the practical rules for running a pawnbroking or second-hand dealing business. It covers four main areas:\n\n**1. What counts as 'second-hand'**\nThe Schedule lists 24 categories of used items that are *exempt* from regulation — meaning dealers don't need to follow the special record-keeping rules for these goods. Examples include books, clothing, furniture under $30, cars, scrap metal, and camping gear under $30.\n\n**2. Licences and fees**\nAnyone wanting to operate as a pawnbroker, second-hand dealer, or both must apply for a licence and pay fees calculated in 'revenue units' (a standard NT dollar amount that adjusts with inflation). Fees vary based on:\n- Whether you're a person or a corporation\n- Licence length (1, 2 or 3 years)\n- Number of business premises\n- Whether you apply late for renewal (extra fee applies)\n\n**3. Identification requirements**\n- **Employees** must wear visible name badges showing their name and business name in letters at least 7mm high\n- **Customers** selling or pawning goods must show government-issued photo ID (or two non-photo IDs if photo ID unavailable)\n- **Licence applicants** must prove identity using citizenship papers, defence force discharge, JP appointment, or permanent residency documents\n\n**4. Record-keeping and police access**\nBusinesses must keep detailed records of every transaction in numerical order, either electronically or in bound books. This includes recording CD titles and artist names. Police and authorised officers can inspect these records on request to check for stolen goods.\n\nThe regulations also specify what details must be kept in the official Register of licensees (directors' names, addresses, convictions, licence conditions, etc.)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998","history":"/api/acts/consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998/history","analysis":"/api/acts/consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/consumer-affairs-and-fair-trading-pawnbrokers-and-second-hand-dealers-regulations-1998/documents"}}