LOCAL LAND SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 180
Offence: obstructing authorised officer
LOCAL LAND SERVICES ACT 2013 - SECT 180
Offence: obstructing authorised officer
180 Offence: obstructing authorised officer
(1) A person who--
(a) prevents
an authorised officer from exercising a function conferred or imposed by or
under this Act, or
(b) hinders, obstructs, threatens or assaults an
authorised officer 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 an authorised officer asked in accordance with this Act
or the regulations, or
(d) furnishes an authorised officer with information
knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular,
is guilty of
an offence.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(2) A person is not guilty
of an offence under subsection (1) (c) unless it is established that, at the
material time, the authorised officer--
(a) identified himself or herself as
an authorised officer, and
(b) warned the person that a failure or refusal to
comply with the requirement may constitute an offence.
