Western Australian Current Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1994 - SECT 39

39 .         Identification of persons

                A pawnbroker or a second-hand dealer must not enter into a contract with a person unless the pawnbroker or second-hand dealer —

            (a)         has ascertained the person’s full name and current residential address; and

            (b)         has verified the person’s identity by reference to a means of identification prescribed by the regulations.

        Penalty for an individual: $5 000 and 12 months’ imprisonment.

        Penalty for a body corporate: $20 000.

        [Section 39 amended: No. 46 of 2006 s. 13.]