Anti-Discrimination Act 1977
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124 Obstruction
124 Obstruction
A person shall not, without lawful excuse, wilfully obstruct, hinder or resist—
(a) the President, or a member of staff of the President, in the exercise of his or her functions under Division 2 of Part 9, or
(b) a member of the Board, or the Public Service Commissioner or a member of staff of the Public Service Commission, in the exercise of his or her functions under this Act or the regulations.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units in the case of a body corporate or 10 penalty units in any other case.
s 124: Am 1980 No 67, sec 2 (e); 1981 No 15, Sch 2 (18). Subst 1982 No 142, Sch 3 (15). Am 1993 No 47, Sch 1; 1994 No 28, Schs 4 (37), 5 (9); 2011 No 48, Sch 2.1 [8]; 2013 No 95, Sch 2.7 [16]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.8 [9].