Pawnbrokers and Second-hand Dealers Regulations 1996

For the purposes of section 79(a), a pawnbroker is to give the Commissioner the information referred to in section 41(a) to (f) in relation to each of the goods in the possession of the pawnbroker.

For the purposes of section 79(a), a second‑hand dealer is to give the Commissioner the information referred to section 43(a) to (f) in relation to each of the goods in the possession of the dealer.

Nothing in subregulation (2) requires a second‑hand dealer to give the Commissioner information about goods that the dealer has obtained —

from outside of Western Australia; or

at an auction within the meaning of the Auction Sales Act 1973 where the auctioneer is acting in accordance with a licence issued under that Act to, or for the benefit of, the auctioneer; or

from a licensee; or

from a State agency.

For the purposes of section 79(c), a pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer is to give the information referred to in subregulation (1) or (2), as the case requires, to the Commissioner —

by submitting the information through an electronic system —

approved by the Commissioner to receive information given under section 79; and

notified to the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer by the Commissioner;

if the system referred to in paragraph (a) is unavailable at the time the information is intended to be given — by emailing the information to an email address notified to the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer by the Commissioner; or

by giving the information by a means that the Commissioner has allowed in the case of the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer because of special circumstances.

For the purposes of section 79(d), a pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer is to give the information referred to in subregulation (1) or (2), as the case requires, to the Commissioner —

if the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer gives the information by the means described in subregulation (4)(a) — as soon as the information becomes available to the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer; or

if the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer gives the information by the means described in subregulation (4)(b) or (c) — as soon as practicable, but no later than 24 hours, after the information becomes available to the pawnbroker or second‑hand dealer.