New South Wales Consolidated Acts

STOCK DISEASES ACT 1923 - SECT 20I

20I Obstruction

(1) A person must not:

(a) assault or threaten an inspector in the exercise of the inspector’s powers under this Act, or

(b) assault or threaten a person assisting an inspector in the exercise of those powers, or

(c) threaten any person because the person has been questioned by, or who has furnished information or records to, an inspector in the exercise of those powers, or

(d) impersonate an inspector.

Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units.

(2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse:

(a) obstruct or hinder an inspector in the exercise of the inspector’s powers under this Act, or

(b) obstruct or hinder a person assisting an inspector in the exercise of those powers, or

(c) prevent or attempt to prevent a person from giving information to or being questioned by an inspector acting in the exercise of those powers.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.