Applying for a waiver

Applying for a waiver

If you are a disqualified person, the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Licensing Authority may waive your disqualification.

You may apply for a waiver if:

1. You are under 18 years old;

    

2. In the last 5 years, you were:
   • Convicted of:
     • An offence under the Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004; or
     • An offence under the Pawnbrokers Act 1908 or Secondhand Dealers Act 1963; or
   • Imprisoned;

    

3. In the last 5 years,
   • Your certificate or licence was cancelled;
   • Your application for renewal of a certificate or licence was refused; or
   • A company licence was cancelled while you were a person concerned with the company's management;

    

4. Your certificate is suspended.

You cannot be granted a wavier if, within the last 5 years, you were convicted of a specified offence.

You can only seek a waiver when:

• you apply for a licence or certificate; or
• you are applying for a renewal of a licence or certificate; or
• your licence has been cancelled or your certificate has been suspended or cancelled.

You cannot make an application for a waiver at any other time.

Your application for a waiver must be:

• in writing; and
• accompanied by the prescribed fee.

The Authority can waive your disqualification if, on the basis of the written material you supply, there are special reasons why you should not be disqualified.

If you are granted a waiver it will expire when your licence or certificate expires. Alternatively, your waiver can be cancelled. It will be cancelled if the Authority is satisfied (on reasonable grounds) that it should no longer apply. If the Authority chooses to cancel your waiver, you will receive a written notice containing the reasons for the Authority's decision.