Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts If a
pawnbroker’s licence is not held by or on behalf of a person who acts as
a pawnbroker, the other party to a contract with that
person —
(a) is
not liable to repay the money lent to him or her or to pay any interest or any
charge in connection with the contract;
(b) is
entitled to recover the goods the subject of the contract; and
(c) if
he or she has paid or repaid any amount referred to in paragraph (a), may
recover the amount in a court of competent jurisdiction as a debt due to him
or her by the person acting as a pawnbroker.