Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
286Pawn tickets lost or stolen
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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.