WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 532H
Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised person
WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND REHABILITATION ACT 2003 - SECT 532H
Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised person
532H Offence to hinder or obstruct authorised person
(1) A person must not
obstruct an authorised person exercising a power, or someone helping an
authorised person exercising a power, unless the person has a reasonable
excuse.
Penalty—
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(2) If a
person has obstructed an authorised person, or someone helping an authorised
person, and the authorised person decides to proceed with the exercise of the
power, the authorised person must warn the person that—
(a) it is an offence
to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(b)
the authorised person considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
(3) In
this section—
"obstruct" includes assault, hinder, resist, attempt to obstruct and threaten
to obstruct.
