Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
277Identification of persons
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277 Identification of persons (1) Subject to subsection (2), a pawnbroker or a second-hand dealer must not enter into a contract with a person unless the pawnbroker or second-hand dealer: (a) has ascertained the person's full name and current residential address; and (b) has verified the person's identity by way of: (i) the person's passport, where the passport is either current or has not been expired for more than 24 months; or (ii) the person's current motor driver's licence, but only if it bears a photograph of the person; or (iii) prescribed means. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply to a contract entered into with a person conducting a lawn sale.
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