New South Wales Consolidated Acts

UNLAWFUL GAMBLING ACT 1998 - SECT 39

39 Obstructing police officer

If a police officer is authorised under this Act to enter any premises, a person must not:

(a) wilfully prevent the officer from entering or re-entering those premises or any part of those premises, or

(b) wilfully obstruct or delay the officer from entering or re-entering those premises or any part of those premises, or

(c) give an alarm or cause an alarm to be given for the purpose of:

(i) notifying another person of the presence of the officer, or

(ii) obstructing or delaying the officer from entering or re-entering those premises or any part of those premises.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months (or both).