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Consumer Affairs and Fair Trading Act 1990
312Assistance in the location of goods at licensed premises
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312 Assistance in the location of goods at licensed premises
licence applies, the member may require a person who at the time
is apparently in charge of the premises to without delay:
(a) produce for inspection goods kept by the pawnbroker or
second-hand dealer; and
(b) identify and locate goods kept by the pawnbroker or second-
hand dealer that correspond to a particular record kept by the
pawnbroker or dealer under this Part; and
(c) where the goods to be produced, located or identified have
been but are no longer kept by the pawnbroker or second-
hand dealer, provide:
(i) information as to the current location of the goods; or
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(ii) if the current location of the goods is not known,
information as to what has happened to the goods.
(2) In this section, a reference to goods or records kept by a
pawnbroker or second-hand dealer is a reference to goods or
records kept at premises to which the licence held by the
pawnbroker or dealer applies.
(3) A person must not refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under
this section and must not provide information that is false or
misleading.