Western Australian Current Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1994 - SECT 34

34 .         Courts may suspend, revoke licence or disqualify person upon conviction

        (1)         Where a person is convicted by any court of an offence against this Act, the court may, in addition to any penalty imposed or order made in respect of the conviction —

            (a)         order, in relation to a licence applicable to that person —

                  (i)         that the licence be suspended for such period as the court thinks fit;

                  (ii)         that the licence be revoked; or

                  (iii)         that a person be disqualified from holding a licence or from having a licence held on a person’s behalf, for such period as the court thinks fit or permanently,

                and that the licence be delivered up to the court; or

            (b)         order the imposition of conditions or restrictions in relation to the licence as it thinks fit for the period of time set out in the order.

        (2)         When making any order under this section the court may, if it thinks fit, defer the operation of the order pending an appeal.

        (3)         If a licence is suspended under this section it is to be treated as being of no effect during the period of suspension.

        (4)         A person who under this Division is disqualified from holding a licence or from having a licence held on the person’s behalf cannot during the period of disqualification apply, or be the subject of an application, for a licence of that type.

        [Section 34 amended: No. 55 of 2004 s. 897.]