Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Wildlife Act 1975 - SECT 62

Obstructing officer etc.

62. Obstructing officer etc.



(1) Any person who obstructs or resists or assaults or incites or encourages
any person to obstruct, resist, or assault an authorised officer or member of
the police force in the execution of his duty under this Act or who threatens
any such officer or member shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both the fine and
imprisonment .

(2) Any person who uses threatening, insulting or abusive words to an
authorised officer or member of the police force in the execution of his duty
under this Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Penalty: 10 penalty units.

(3) An authorised officer or member of the police force who is in the course
of interviewing a person about a matter under this Act may direct the person
to remove all cartridges from any firearm in his or her possession.

(4) A person must comply with a direction under subsection (3).

Penalty: 120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both the fine and
imprisonment.

(5) An authorised officer or a member of the police force who believes on
reasonable grounds that a person is contravening or failing to comply with
section 58C, 58D or 58E may direct that person to leave or not to enter a
specified hunting area.



(6) A person must comply with a direction under subsection (5).

Penalty: 10 penalty units.