Consumer Action Law Centre (Consumer Action) acts on behalf of the lead plaintiff, a Victorian woman, who has filed a class action in the Federal Court of Australia against Taylors Business Pty Ltd (ACN 107 445 723) (Taylors Business).
Taylors Business operates a pawnbroking business in Delahey, Victoria.
On 22 May 2025 the Consumer Action Law Centre filed amended pleadings arguing that Taylors Business Pty Ltd had abandoned the pawned goods that are the subject of this class action.
On 15 September 2025 the Court accepted those claims and on 19 September 2025 the Federal Court of Australia declared that:
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- The Group Members in the class action are entitled to immediate possession of the pawned goods.
The Court further ordered that a scheme be set up to facilitate the return of the goods found at the pawn shop to Group Members.
The full text of the scheme can be found here:
On Thursday 23 October 2025 Consumer Action Law Centre took possession of the pawned goods that were left behind at the pawn shop by Taylors Business Pty Ltd.
Not all of the pawned goods that were the subject of the class action were found amongst the goods recovered from the pawn shop.
On Tuesday 2 December 2025 the Court amended the Scheme to allow for the Consumer Action Law Centre to deliver the pawned goods to Group Members if they live within 40kms of the Melbourne CBD.
From 3 December 2025 to 10 December 2025 Consumer Acton Law Centre will send text messages to:
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- All Group Members whose goods we have found;
- All Group Members whose goods we have not found.
The Group Members whose goods we have found will receive instructions in the text message as to how you can request delivery of your pawned goods to your current address
If you think that you are a Group Member who should have received a text message, please email classaction@consumeraction.org.au and we will make contact with you directly.
Judgment on the registration issue
On 15 April 2025 the Court conducted a trial considering the question of whether Taylors Business Pty Ltd was registered to operate lawfully as a pawnbroker in the relevant period or not, and if not, whether that rendered the pawn contracts void / unenforceable or not. This is referred to as the ‘registration issue’.
Judgment on the registration issue has been reserved (we are still waiting for the Court’s decision). We will post the decision to this page when it has been released.
Media releases
Key documents
Case Management Hearing – 23 August 2024″
Case Management Hearing – 24 January 2025
Further Amended Originating Application – 22 May 2025
Second further amended Statement of Claim – 22 May 2025
A full list of Court Orders in relation to the case can be found here: https://www.comcourts.gov.au/file/Federal/P/VID891/2023/actions
