Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Telecommunications (Interception) (State Provisions) Act 1988 - SECT 23

Offences relating to inspections under Part 3

23. Offences relating to inspections under Part 3



(1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail-

   (a)  to attend before a person; or

   (b)  to furnish information; or

   (c)  to answer a question-

when required under section 19 to do so.

(2) A person must not-

   (a)  without reasonable excuse, wilfully obstruct, hinder or resist a
        person in connection with the exercise of the Special Investigations
        Monitor's functions under Part 3; or

   (b)  give to an inspecting officer, in connection with an inspection under
        Part 3, information or a statement that the first-mentioned person
        knows to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Penalty: 10 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months.