PESTICIDES ACT 1999 - SECT 36 Obstruction of persons
PESTICIDES ACT 1999 - SECT 36
Obstruction of persons36 Obstruction of persons
A person who wilfully delays or obstructs--
(a) a person who is carrying out any action in compliance with a notice under this Part, or another person authorised by the person to carry it out, or
(b) a public authority that is taking clean-up action under Division 2, or another person authorised by the authority to carry it out,is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--(a) in the case of a corporation--$120,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $60,000 for each day the offence continues, or(b) in the case of an individual--$60,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further penalty of $30,000 for each day the offence continues.