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Who is usually affected

• Businesses that buy, sell or pawn second‑hand goods (pawnshops, second‑hand dealers, recyclers, online second‑hand sellers depending on scope).
• Owners of premises where such businesses operate.
• Customers who sell goods to dealers or use pawn services.
• Police and other authorised officers who enforce the rules.

Why it matters (practical effects)

• Imposes compliance costs on businesses (staff time, secure storage, record systems, ID checks).
• Gives police more information and inspection powers intended to reduce the trade in stolen goods.
• Affects the speed and ease with which dealers can resell stock (possible holding periods and checks).
• May influence pricing or services offered if compliance costs are material.

Purpose claims and trade‑offs (explicitly attributed)

• The stated policy purpose of these kinds of regulations is typically to deter and disrupt the market for stolen goods by increasing transparency and traceability (this is a common explanatory claim for such instruments).
• Cost and incentive trade‑offs: the same measures that increase traceability create ongoing administrative and capital costs for legitimate dealers and can slow turnover of inventory. Those costs are borne by businesses (and indirectly by customers through prices).
• Compliance burden creates a steady administrative demand (record keeping, ID checks, data management). Firms with thin margins or many low‑value transactions will be relatively more affected.
• Enforcement relies on inspection powers and information systems; implementation risk arises if police/databases are under‑resourced or if privacy and data‑sharing rules are unclear.

Who pays, who decides, what behaviour changes

• Who pays: primarily the regulated businesses (administrative costs, possible licence fees, IT or storage investments).
• Who decides: the regulator (usually the Minister or an appointed agency under the enabling Act) sets licence conditions and authorised officers enforce compliance; police decide follow‑up actions on suspected stolen goods.
• Behaviour changes: dealers will keep fuller records, perform ID checks, delay resale of certain items, and may refuse suspicious transactions; some small sellers may seek alternative sale channels to avoid compliance requirements.

Limitations of this analysis

• I cannot quote or test specific clauses, penalties, definitions, exemptions or transitional arrangements because the operative provisions of the Regulations were not included in the supplied text. To give a precise, section‑by‑section legal summary and a concrete assessment of compliance cost, enforcement powers, or scope changes I need the text of the Regulations (or the amending instrument listing).

(i) the full name and current residential address of the person from whom the goods are bought or received; and

(ii) the identifying number, if any, of the documentary proof of identity of the person from whom the goods are bought or received; and

(iii) the type of the documentary proof of identity of the person from whom the goods are bought or received; and

(iv) the date and time of the transaction; and

(v) a description of each of the goods bought or received by the dealer including, if applicable, the type, size, colour, brand, serial number and any distinguishing feature of the goods; and

(vi) the value of the consideration provided by the dealer for the goods.

7.   Retention of second-hand goods

For the purposes of section 11(3)(b) of the Act –

(a) the prescribed amount is $50; and

(b) in the case of second-hand goods which are firearms, the prescribed particulars are the particulars required to be contained in a record under section 89 of the Firearms Act 1996 ; and

(c) in any other case, the prescribed particulars are –

(i) the full name and current residential address of the person receiving the goods; and

(ii) the identifying number, if any, of the documentary proof of identity of the person receiving the goods; and

(iii) the type of the documentary proof of identity of the person receiving the goods; and

(iv) the date and time of the transaction.

8.   Duties of promoters of second-hand goods markets

For the purposes of section 12(1)(a) of the Act, the prescribed records are –

(a) the full name and current residential address of each person selling second-hand goods at a second-hand goods market; and

(b) the identifying number, if any, of the documentary proof of identity of each person selling second-hand goods at a second-hand goods market and that document; and

(c) the type of the documentary proof of identity of each person selling second-hand goods at a second-hand goods market; and

(d) the date on which each person sold goods at the second-hand goods market.

9.   Redemption of pledges

For the purposes of section 14(3) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $300.

10.   Sale of forfeited goods

For the purposes of section 14(3)(c) of the Act, the prescribed form for a record of sale is Form 2.

11.   Payment of balance of proceeds of sale

For the purposes of section 14(5)(b) of the Act, the prescribed period is 6 months commencing on the day on which the pawned goods were sold under section 14(3) of the Act.

12.   Dealings in suspected stolen goods

For the purposes of section 16(2)(a) of the Act, the prescribed form for a notice relating to suspected stolen goods is Form 3.

SCHEDULE 1 - Forms

Regulation 4

Form 1

Form 2

Form 3

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 3 June 2026

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.