sec.89Offences relating to inspectors

### sec.89 Offences relating to inspectors A person must not— assault, obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse, insult or intimidate an inspector or person acting in aid of an inspector who is exercising powers or performing functions or duties under this Act or attempting so to do; or when required under this Act to make available or produce for inspection any gaming equipment, chips or records referred to in this division, fail without lawful excuse to make available or produce such gaming equipment, chips or records in accordance with such requirement; or when required under this Act to attend before an inspector, fail without lawful excuse to so attend in accordance with such requirement; or when required under this Act to answer any question or supply any information with respect to any gaming equipment, chips or records referred to in this division or with respect to any entry in any such records or with respect to the operation of a casino, give an answer or supply information that is false or misleading or, knowing or being in a position to know the answer or information required, fail to answer that question or supply that information; or retake any gaming equipment, chips or records seized, impounded or retained under the authority of this Act; or refuse or fail to destroy any gaming equipment or chips considered by an inspector to be unsatisfactory for use when ordered by the inspector so to do; or prevent, directly or indirectly, a person from attending before an inspector, producing to an inspector any gaming equipment, chips or records or answering any question of or supplying any information to an inspector when that person is required so to do under this Act. Maximum penalty—160 penalty units. s 89 amd 1995 No. 6 s 2 sch ; 2002 No. 43 s 112 sch 2 ; 2005 No. 12 s 88 sch ; 2022 No. 23 s 28 ; 2024 No. 10 s 53 - (a) assault, obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse, insult or intimidate an inspector or person acting in aid of an inspector who is exercising powers or performing functions or duties under this Act or attempting so to do; or - (b) when required under this Act to make available or produce for inspection any gaming equipment, chips or records referred to in this division, fail without lawful excuse to make available or produce such gaming equipment, chips or records in accordance with such requirement; or - (c) when required under this Act to attend before an inspector, fail without lawful excuse to so attend in accordance with such requirement; or - (d) when required under this Act to answer any question or supply any information with respect to any gaming equipment, chips or records referred to in this division or with respect to any entry in any such records or with respect to the operation of a casino, give an answer or supply information that is false or misleading or, knowing or being in a position to know the answer or information required, fail to answer that question or supply that information; or - (e) retake any gaming equipment, chips or records seized, impounded or retained under the authority of this Act; or - (f) refuse or fail to destroy any gaming equipment or chips considered by an inspector to be unsatisfactory for use when ordered by the inspector so to do; or - (g) prevent, directly or indirectly, a person from attending before an inspector, producing to an inspector any gaming equipment, chips or records or answering any question of or supplying any information to an inspector when that person is required so to do under this Act.