Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989 - SECT 25

Police powers generally

25. Police powers generally



(1) A member of the police force may, without warrant, enter business premises
or storage premises occupied by or under the control of a second-hand dealer
or pawnbroker at any time when the business premises are open and may inspect
the premises or any goods at the premises.

(2) A member of the police force may require a second-hand dealer or
pawnbroker to produce-

   (a)  any goods in the possession or under the control of the second-hand
        dealer or pawnbroker; or

   (b)  his or her certificate of registration under this Act; or



   (c)  any records kept by the second-hand dealer or pawnbroker pursuant to
        this Act.

(2A) Without limiting subsection (2), if a document required to be produced
under subsection (2)(c) is or is part of a transaction record kept under
section 20 in an electronically readable form, a member of the police force
may require the document to be provided in a readily accessible form-

   (a)  electronically; or

   (b)  in a paper form produced from a computer.

(2B) If a person produces a document referred to in subsection (2A), the
person must also provide the member of the police force with a prescribed
statement verifying that the document provided is a true record of the
transaction record at the date of the statement.

(3) A second-hand dealer or pawnbroker must not refuse or fail to comply with
such a requirement.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

(4) In this section-

premises includes a stall or storage area at a market.