159Provision of assistance to authorised officers

159 Provision of assistance to authorised officers

159 Provision of assistance to authorised officers

(1) An authorised officer may direct a person to provide reasonable assistance as specified by the authorised officer if the direction—

(a) is for the purposes of the authorised officer exercising functions under this division for premises, and

(b) is given to a person who is—

(i) the owner or occupier of the premises, or

(ii) for premises other than a public place—on the premises.

(2) The direction may be given to the person—

(a) orally, or

(b) by written notice.

(3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction under this section.

Maximum penalty for subsection (3)—

(a) for an individual—200 penalty units, or

(b) otherwise—1,000 penalty units.