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Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
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286 Pawn tickets lost or stolen
(1) A pawnbroker must not replace a pawn ticket alleged by a person
to have been lost or stolen unless:
(a) the person provides the pawnbroker with the person's affidavit
setting out:
(i) an accurate description of the pawned goods; and
(ii) the circumstances of the loss or theft of the pawn ticket;
and
(b) the pawnbroker ascertains the person's name and verifies the
person's identity in accordance with section 277; and
(c) the pawnbroker is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the
person's claim is lawful.
(2) A pawnbroker must not charge a person for a replacement pawn
ticket.