New South Wales Consolidated Acts

PAWNBROKERS AND SECOND-HAND DEALERS ACT 1996 - SECT 33A

33A Duty of licensee to report certain offences

(1) If a licensee is convicted in New South Wales or elsewhere of an offence involving dishonesty, the licensee must notify the Director-General in writing of the conviction within the period of 28 days commencing with the date of the conviction.

(2) If an employee of a licensee is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, the licensee must notify the Director-General in writing of the conviction within the period of 28 days commencing with the date on which the licensee became aware of the conviction.

(3) It is a defence if the licensee establishes that the licensee believed on reasonable grounds that the Director-General was already aware of the details of the conviction.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.