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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 555A Obstruction of investigator

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 555A

Obstruction of investigator

    (1)     A person commits an offence if—

        (a)     the person obstructs, hinders, intimidates or resists an investigator in the exercise of the investigator's functions under this Act; and

        (b)     the person knows that the investigator is an investigator.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

    (2)     Strict liability applies to the circumstance that the investigator was exercising a function under this Act.

    (3)     This section does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.