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Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Act 1996
15AEvidence of identity of vendors at markets
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#### 15A Evidence of identity of vendors at markets
15A Evidence of identity of vendors at markets
> > (1) Before permitting a person to sell second-hand goods at a market, the promoter of the market must obtain evidence of the person’s identity on each occasion a market is or is to be conducted.
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> > (2) The evidence must include the same kind of evidence that is required to be obtained by a licensee under section 15 before accepting goods for sale.
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> > (3) However, in the case of a person licensed to carry on the business of a second-hand dealer or the business of a pawnbroker and a second-hand dealer, subsection (1) is satisfied by production to the promoter of documentary evidence indicating that the person is so licensed.
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> > (4) A promoter of a market may impose a reasonable requirement on a person seeking to sell goods at the market to furnish information to the promoter for the purposes of the promoter’s compliance with this section.
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> Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
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> Note.
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> Section 24 makes it an offence for a person, in purported compliance with a requirement under the Act for the furnishing of information, to make or furnish any statement that the person knows is false or misleading.
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> **s 15A:** Ins 2002 No 104, Sch 1 \[14\].