Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Regulation 2021
19Evidence of identity and title of supplier of goods
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19 Evidence of identity and title of supplier of goods
19 Evidence of identity and title of supplier of goods
(1) For the purposes of section 15(1A) of the Act, the documentary evidence for a person by whom goods are being offered (the customer) may be one of the following—
(a) a card or other document that—
(i) bears the customer’s photograph, and
(ii) is issued by an Australian authority, and
(iii) includes the customer’s name, signature and residential address,
(b) a combination of cards or other documents that—
(i) are issued by organisations or persons other than the customer and that include the customer’s name, signature and residential address, and
(ii) includes a card or document issued by an Australian authority,
(c) a card or other document, such as a foreign passport, issued by a foreign authority that—
(i) bears the customer’s photograph, and
(ii) includes the customer’s name, signature and residential address, which may be a permanent or temporary residential address in Australia,
(d) a combination of cards or other documents, such as a foreign passport, that includes—
(i) a card or document issued by a foreign authority that bears the customer’s photograph and includes the customer’s name, signature and residential address, which is not a permanent or temporary residential address in Australia, and
(ii) a document, such as a letter from a landlord or owner of a hotel or similar premises, that includes the customer’s permanent or temporary residential address in Australia.
(2) For the purposes of section 15(1A) and (1B) of the Act, the following further particulars of a customer are required—
(a) for a customer who is an individual—the customer’s date of birth shown in a document issued by an Australian or foreign authority,
(b) for a customer who is a corporation—the customer’s ABN shown in a document issued by an Australian authority.
(3) For the purposes of section 15(3) of the Act, the licensee must obtain from the customer a written statement, in the form approved by the Secretary, identifying the owner of the goods.