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Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003
sec.19Grounds for suspending, cancelling, refusing to renew or restore, or imposing conditions on a licence
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### sec.19 Grounds for suspending, cancelling, refusing to renew or restore, or imposing conditions on a licence
Each of the following is a ground for suspending, cancelling, refusing to renew or restore, or imposing a condition on a licence—
the licence, or a renewal or restoration of the licence, was obtained because of materially incorrect or misleading information;
the licensee or an associate of the licensee has failed to comply with a condition of the licence;
the licensee or an associate of the licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a law of another State that provides for the same matter as this Act within the last 5 years;
the licensee is no longer a suitable person to hold a licence.
See section 7 .
However, for subsection (1) (d) and section 20 , it is not a ground for suspending, cancelling, refusing to renew or restore, or imposing a condition on a licence that the licensee, or an associate of the licensee—
is convicted of a disqualifying offence for which a conviction is recorded; or
becomes subject to a relevant control order.
See section 15 for refusals to renew or restore licences in the circumstances mentioned in this subsection.
See section 21A for cancellation of licences in the circumstances mentioned in this subsection.
In this section—
repealed Act means the Second-hand Dealers and Collectors Act 1984 or the Pawnbrokers Act 1984 .
s 19 amd 2006 No. 10 s 89 sch 2 ; 2008 No. 69 s 86 ; 2013 No. 64 s 164 ; 2016 No. 62 s 367
(sec.19-ssec.1) Each of the following is a ground for suspending, cancelling, refusing to renew or restore, or imposing a condition on a licence— the licence, or a renewal or restoration of the licence, was obtained because of materially incorrect or misleading information; the licensee or an associate of the licensee has failed to comply with a condition of the licence; the licensee or an associate of the licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a law of another State that provides for the same matter as this Act within the last 5 years; the licensee is no longer a suitable person to hold a licence. See section 7 .
(sec.19-ssec.2) However, for subsection (1) (d) and section 20 , it is not a ground for suspending, cancelling, refusing to renew or restore, or imposing a condition on a licence that the licensee, or an associate of the licensee— is convicted of a disqualifying offence for which a conviction is recorded; or becomes subject to a relevant control order. See section 15 for refusals to renew or restore licences in the circumstances mentioned in this subsection. See section 21A for cancellation of licences in the circumstances mentioned in this subsection.
(sec.19-ssec.3) In this section— repealed Act means the Second-hand Dealers and Collectors Act 1984 or the Pawnbrokers Act 1984 .
- (a) the licence, or a renewal or restoration of the licence, was obtained because of materially incorrect or misleading information;
- (b) the licensee or an associate of the licensee has failed to comply with a condition of the licence;
- (c) the licensee or an associate of the licensee has been convicted of an offence against this Act, the repealed Act or a law of another State that provides for the same matter as this Act within the last 5 years;
- (d) the licensee is no longer a suitable person to hold a licence. Note— See section 7 .
- (a) is convicted of a disqualifying offence for which a conviction is recorded; or
- (b) becomes subject to a relevant control order.
- 1 See section 15 for refusals to renew or restore licences in the circumstances mentioned in this subsection.
- 2 See section 21A for cancellation of licences in the circumstances mentioned in this subsection.