Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not obstruct a graffiti removal officer, or any helper, in the exercise of power under this part, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty--40 penalty units.
(2) Subsection (3) applies if--
(a) a person obstructs a graffiti removal officer, or a helper, in the exercise of power under this part; and
(b) the graffiti removal officer proposes to proceed with exercise of the power.
(3) The graffiti removal officer must--
(a) if the officer has not already done so--identify himself or herself as a graffiti removal officer and explain the officer's power under this part; and
(b) warn the person that--
(i) it is an offence to obstruct the officer and any helper unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(ii) the officer considers the person's conduct is obstruction; and
(c) give the person a reasonable opportunity to stop the obstruction.
(4) In this section--
obstruct includes the following--
(a) assault;
(b) hinder;
(c) intimidate;
(d) prevent;
(e) attempt to obstruct.