NSW: Government cracks down on movement of stolen goods

AAP General News (Australia)
04-04-2005
NSW: Government cracks down on movement of stolen goods

New South Wales Fair Trading Minister JOHN HATZISTERGOS has announced a second round
of reforms to crackdown on the sale of stolen goods in the pawnbroking and second-hand
dealing industry.

Mr HATZISTERGOS says from today, the state's 1,200 pawnbrokers and second-hand dealers
must obtain detailed evidence from people pawning goods to prove their identity and date
of birth.

That includes at least one document from a government authority, while corporations
offering goods must provide their Australian Business Number.

The first stage of the reforms were introduced in December 2003 and included requirements
for information disclosure by pawnbrokers and new mechanisms for consumers to recover
their stolen goods.

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