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Second-hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2003
sec.72Pawnbroker to produce licence if asked
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### sec.72 Pawnbroker to produce licence if asked
This section applies if a person—
acquires or intends to acquire property from a pawnbroker; or
pawns or intends to pawn property to a pawnbroker.
The person may, immediately before or within 24 hours after acquiring or pawning the property, ask the pawnbroker to show the person the pawnbroker’s licence.
The pawnbroker must show the person the licence.
Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —50 penalty units.
(sec.72-ssec.1) This section applies if a person— acquires or intends to acquire property from a pawnbroker; or pawns or intends to pawn property to a pawnbroker.
(sec.72-ssec.2) The person may, immediately before or within 24 hours after acquiring or pawning the property, ask the pawnbroker to show the person the pawnbroker’s licence.
(sec.72-ssec.3) The pawnbroker must show the person the licence. Maximum penalty for subsection (3) —50 penalty units.
- (a) acquires or intends to acquire property from a pawnbroker; or
- (b) pawns or intends to pawn property to a pawnbroker.