Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts55. Obstructing or impersonating authorised officers
(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, resist, obstruct or attempt to obstruct an authorised officer who is exercising his or her powers or performing his or her functions under this Act.
Penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(2) A person must not falsely represent, by words or conduct, that he or she is an authorised officer.
Penalty: 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
(3) A person must not threaten, intimidate or assault an authorised officer who is exercising his or her powers or performing his or her functions under this Act.
Penalty: If the offender is a natural person - 500 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.
If the offender is a body corporate - 2 500 penalty units.