Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 - SECT 58

Offence to obstruct an authorised officer

58. Offence to obstruct an authorised officer



(1) A person must not wilfully assault, obstruct, threaten, or intimidate an
authorised officer who is exercising his or her powers under this Act or the
regulations.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

(2) A person must not-

   (a)  contravene a lawful direction, order or requirement of an authorised
        officer; or

   (b)  when asked by an authorised officer-

   (i)  refuse to give that person's name and place of residence; or

   (ii) refuse to produce a document, sample, plant or animal; or

   (c)  destroy, alter or remove a notice placed by an authorised officer; or

   (d)  destroy, damage, interfere with or remove any matter or thing done by
        an authorised officer in accordance with his or her powers under this
        Act.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.



(3) Despite anything to the contrary in subsection (2) a person may refuse to
answer an authorised officer's question or to give information to the
authorised officer if the person believes that the answer or information would
tend to incriminate himself or herself.

Division 3-Matters relating to offences