Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A pawnbroker must not directly or indirectly take property as a pawn from a person under 17 years, or who is under the influence of alcohol or a drug.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
(2) The pawnbroker does not contravene subsection (1) if the pawnbroker believed, on reasonable grounds, that—
(a) for property acquired from a person under 17 years—the person was at least 17 years; or
(b) for property acquired from a person under the influence of alcohol or a drug—the person was not under the influence of alcohol or a drug.