Your duties

Read about your duties on this page and also additional specific duties for:

As a secondhand dealer or pawnbroker you'll need to do the following.

Update your licence or certificate information

If any details that are displayed on your licence or certificate change, such as your place of business, you must tell us straight away. You must also return to us your old licence or certificate as soon as you receive the new one from us.

If you don’t follow these requirements - if convicted you could be fined up to $2,000.

Display your licence or certificate

Whenever you are engaged in business as a secondhand dealer or pawnbroker, you must show your licence or certificate when asked by the police. If you have a licence this must be displayed at your place of business so it’s easily seen by the public.

If you don’t follow these requirements - if convicted you could be fined up to $2,000.

Employee records

If you have a licence you must keep a record of all your employees. This includes their:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • contact address
  • contact phone number
  • certificate information
  • date of employment.

These records must be kept on your premises or in your possession. The records must be kept for at least 12 months after an employee’s employment ends.

If you don’t follow these requirements - if convicted you could be fined up to $10,000.

You must show a member of the police your employee records when required. You may also be required to produce a copy for the police. If you give the actual record to the police, they must give you a receipt and return the records within 2 hours.

If you don’t follow these requirements - if convicted you could be fined up to $10,000.

Stolen goods

If you have a licence and you’re offered to sell or pawn any goods you suspect are stolen, you must report them to the police. If you are in possession of the goods you need to hold them for 14 days from the date of your police report. If a member of the police informs you (as a licence holder) that certain goods are stolen, you must immediately notify the police if any of these goods are offered to you for sale or pawn, and ensure you are not already in possession of any of these goods.

If you don’t follow these requirements - if convicted you could be fined up to $10,000.

Giving police access to goods

If you have a licence you must show any goods in your possession to the police if asked.

If you don’t follow these requirements - if convicted you could be fined up to $10,000.

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