Western Australian Current Regulations

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS REGULATIONS 1996 - REG 28

28 .         Fees prescribed for applications for licences (Act s. 13(b))

        (1)         The fee to accompany an application for the issue of either of the following is set out in item 1 of the Table to this regulation —

            (a)         a pawnbroker’s licence;

            (b)         a second-hand dealer’s licence.

        [(2), (3)         deleted]

        (4)         Where applications are made at the same time for a pawnbroker’s licence and a second‑hand dealer’s licence to be issued in respect of the same person, the single fee to accompany the applications is set out in item 2 of the Table to this regulation.

        (5)         For the purposes of calculating a fee set out in item 1 or 2 of the Table, the number of transactions in a year is to be determined by the number of transactions estimated by the applicant as reasonably likely to occur at the business premises to which the proposed licence would apply in a 12 month period.

Table — Fees for application for licences

Item	Licence	For period not exceeding 1 year $	For period not exceeding 2 years but longer than 1 year $	For period not exceeding 3 years but longer than 2 years $
1.	Pawnbroker’s licence or second‑hand dealer’s licence
(a)	150 or more transactions in a year	5 730	8 000	10 269
(b)	50‑149 transactions in a year	2 865	4 000	5 134
(c)	0‑49 transactions in a year	1 432	2 000	2 567
2.	Pawnbroker’s licence and second‑hand dealer’s licence
(a)	150 or more transactions in a year	5 746	8 026	10 307
(b)	50‑149 transactions in a year	2 873	4 013	5 153
(c)	0‑49 transactions in a year	1 436	2 006	2 576

        [Regulation 28 amended: Gazette 10 Jun 1997 p. 2668; 12 Jun 1998 p. 3200; 30 Jun 1999 p. 2863; 30 Jun 2000 p. 3424; 28 Jun 2002 p. 3102; 20 Jun 2003 p. 2245-6; 29 Jun 2004 p. 2544; 1 Jul 2005 p. 3006; 27 Jun 2006 p. 2302; 29 Jun 2007 p. 3202-3; 24 Jun 2008 p. 2907‑8; 26 May 2009 p. 1809; 18 Jun 2010 p. 2694; 10 Jun 2011 p. 2109; 15 Jun 2012 p. 2537; 28 Jun 2013 p. 2782-4; 17 Jun 2014 p. 1993-4; 2 Jun 2015 p. 1949‑50; 14 Jun 2016 p. 1827‑9; 27 Jun 2017 p. 3442‑4; 26 Jun 2018 p. 2394‑5; 21 Jun 2019 p. 2143‑5; SL 2020/82 r. 6; SL 2020/147 r. 8; SL 2021/106 r. 6; SL 2022/65 r. 6; SL 2023/74 r. 6; SL 2024/94 r. 6; SL 2025/86 r. 4.]