Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) A person shall not –
(a) assault, resist, or wilfully obstruct –
(i) a police officer in the execution of his duty;
(ii) a person lawfully assisting a police officer in the execution of his duty; or
(iii) a person lawfully arresting another person;
(b) threaten, intimidate, or use abusive language to any such police officer whilst in the performance or execution of his duty or a person assisting a police officer therein; or
(c) instigate or incite a person to do any of the things mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this subsection.
(1A) A person who contravenes a provision of subsection (1) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 50 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.
(2) A person shall not –
(a) assault, resist, intimidate, or wilfully obstruct a public officer in the execution of his duty, or lawfully performing a duty imposed on him by an Act, or in the exercise of a public duty or authority;
(b) threaten or use abusive language to any such person so acting; or
(c) instigate or incite a person to do any of the things mentioned in the foregoing provisions of this subsection.
(2A) A person who contravenes a provision of subsection (2) is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding 25 penalty units or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months.
(3) A police officer may arrest without warrant any person committing an offence against subsection (1) or (2)(a).
(4) In this section, "public officer" includes any person acting in good faith in the execution, or intended execution, of an Act or a public duty or authority.