New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated ActsA person who:
(a) prevents the Ombudsman from exercising a function under section 17, or
(b) hinders or obstructs the Ombudsman in the exercise of such a function, or
(c) without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement made or to answer a question of the Ombudsman asked in accordance with section 17, or
(d) furnishes the Ombudsman with information knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular,is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.