Orders to enable redemption of goods where licence revoked etc.
327 Orders to enable redemption of goods where licence revoked etc.
If a person who has pawned goods to a pawnbroker is unable to redeem the goods because the pawnbroker's licence has been subsequently suspended, revoked or not renewed, the Local Court may, on the application of any person, make the orders the Court thinks fit in relation to conducting business at the premises for the purpose of redeeming the goods.
Nothing in subsection (1) affects any power of the Director or a court in relation to licences.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with an order under this section.
Maximum penalty: If the offender is a natural person –100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
If the offender is a body corporate –500 penalty units.
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