Western Australian Current Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1994 - SECT 48

48 .         Pawn ticket “lost” or “stolen”

        (1)         A pawnbroker must not replace a pawn ticket alleged by a person to have been lost or stolen unless —

            (a)         the person provides the pawnbroker with the person’s affidavit setting out —

                  (i)         an accurate description of the pawned goods; and

                  (ii)         the circumstances of the loss or theft of the pawn ticket;

            (b)         the pawnbroker ascertains the person’s name and verifies the person’s identity in accordance with section 39; and

            (c)         the pawnbroker is satisfied on reasonable grounds that the person’s claim is lawful.

        (2)         A pawnbroker must not charge a person for a replacement pawn ticket.

        Penalty: $2 000.