PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT 2011 - SECT 87 Obstructing and threatening authorised officer

PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ACT 2011 - SECT 87

    (1)     A person must not obstruct or threaten an authorised officer acting in an official capacity.

Fault elements:

The person:

        (a)     knows the authorised officer is acting in an official capacity; and

        (b)     intentionally obstructs or threatens the authorised officer.

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units.

    (2)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.

    (3)     In this section:

"obstruct" includes hinder and resist.