Queensland Consolidated Acts

SECOND-HAND DEALERS AND PAWNBROKERS ACT 2003 - SECT 45

45 Second-hand dealer must not acquire property from particular persons

(1) A second-hand dealer must not directly or indirectly acquire second-hand property from a person under 17 years, or who is under the influence of alcohol or a drug.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.

(2) The second-hand dealer does not contravene subsection (1) if the second-hand dealer believed, on reasonable grounds, that—

(a) for property acquired from a person under 17 years—the person was at least 17 years; or

(b) for property acquired from a person under the influence of alcohol or a drug—the person was not under the influence of alcohol or a drug.