Provided below are a list of links to various acts and legislation around Australia in relation to carrying on a business as a Pawnbroker and/or Secondhand Dealer.
Australian Capital Territory
https://www.legislation.act.gov.au/DownloadFile/a/1902-66/current/PDF/1902-66.PDFNew South Wales
https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/pdf/inforce/2025-10-08/act-1996-013 https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/pdf/inforce/2025-10-08/sl-2021-0044
Northern Territory
https://legislation.nt.gov.au/api/sitecore/Act/PDF?id=11711
Queensland
https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/current/act-2003-073https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/pdf/inforce/current/sl-2004-0119
South Australia
https://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/a/second-hand%20dealers%20and%20pawnbrokers%20act%201996/current/1996.101.auth.pdfhttps://www.legislation.sa.gov.au/__legislation/lz/c/r/second-hand%20dealers%20and%20pawnbrokers%20regulations%202013/current/2013.213.auth.pdf
Tasmania
https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1994-095https://www.legislation.tas.gov.au/view/whole/html/asmade/sr-2016-035
Victoria
https://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-02/89-54aa085%20authorised.pdfhttps://content.legislation.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/cab8686f-ef6d-328e-bc7c-38bde94c0728_18-64sra001%20authorised.pdf
Western Australia
https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/RedirectURL?OpenAgent&query=mrdoc_48357.pdfhttps://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/RedirectURL?OpenAgent&query=mrdoc_41126.pdf