New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FAIR TRADING ACT 1987 - SECT 23

23 Obstruction etc of officers

(1) A person shall not:

(a) hinder or obstruct an officer in a manner that interferes with the performance by the officer of his or her duties,

(b) assault an officer performing his or her duties, or

(c) being the occupier or person in charge of any place or land entered by an officer under a power conferred by this Act, fail to provide the officer with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.

(2) The reference in subsection (1) to an officer is a reference to any officer and is not limited to an officer who is an investigator.