New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1996 - SECT 33

33 Revocation of licence as a consequence of offence

(1) The finding of a court that a licensee is guilty of an offence under any of sections 188, 189 and 189A of the Crimes Act 1900 (which deal with receiving stolen goods) revokes the licensee's licence, unless the court making the finding determines that, in the particular circumstances of the case, the licence ought to remain in force.

(2) A court by which a licensee is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty (other than an offence referred to in subsection (1)) or an offence against this Act may, in addition to any other penalty imposed for the offence, by order revoke or suspend the licensee's licence.

(3) A court by whose conviction or order a licence is revoked may specify a period during which the licensee cannot be granted a further licence, and such a specification precludes the grant of a licence during that period.

(4) A court by whose conviction or order a licence is revoked or suspended may, where the licensed business consisted of or included pawnbroking, make such order as it thinks fit in relation to the redemption of goods held in the course of that business.

(5) A court may, if it thinks fit, defer the operation of any order under this section pending an appeal against the relevant conviction.

(6) Without affecting any other right of appeal, the order of a court under this section is appellable as if it were, or were part of, an order imposing a penalty in respect of the relevant conviction.

(7) The registrar or clerk of a court by which an order has been made under this section is required without delay to give notice of the order to the Secretary.