Western Australian Current Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1994 - SECT 76

76 .         Provision of, and assistance in relation to, records etc.

        (1)         Where a member of the Police Force has lawfully entered premises to which a licence applies, the member may require a person who at the time is apparently in charge of the premises to without delay —

            (a)         produce for inspection any record kept by the pawnbroker or second-hand dealer under this Act;

            (b)         identify and locate records kept by the pawnbroker or second-hand dealer under this Act that correspond to particular goods kept by the pawnbroker or dealer; and

            (c)         produce for inspection any licence relevant to the business.

        (2)         In this section, a reference to records or goods kept by a pawnbroker or second-hand dealer is a reference to records or goods kept at any premises to which the licence held by or on behalf of the pawnbroker or dealer applies.

        (3)         Where the production of a record is required under this section and the record is not in a readable format, the requirement to produce the record is to be treated as a requirement to produce —

            (a)         the record itself; and

            (b)         the contents of the record in a readable format.

        (4)         A person must not refuse or fail to comply with a requirement under this section and must not provide information that is false or misleading.

        Penalty: $5 000.