Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

PAWNBROKERS ACT 1902 - SECT 11

    (1)     A person (the person ) who pawned an article with a licensed pawnbroker (the pawnbroker ) must produce the duplicate for the article to redeem the article, unless the duplicate is lost or stolen.

    (2)     If the person does not have the duplicate because it is lost or stolen, the person must give the pawnbroker a statutory declaration made by the person that sets out the circumstances of the loss or theft.

    (3)     The pawnbroker must give a copy of the record for the article, signed by the pawnbroker, to the person if—

        (a)     the pawnbroker is satisfied that the statutory declaration gives an adequate explanation of the loss or theft; and

        (b)     the article has not been redeemed; and

        (c)     the person asks for a copy of the record.

Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): 5 penalty units.