137Offence: obstructing authorised officer

137 Offence: obstructing authorised officer

137 Offence: obstructing authorised officer

(1) A person who—

(a) prevents an authorised officer from exercising a function conferred or imposed by or under this Act, or

(b) hinders, obstructs, threatens or assaults an authorised officer in the exercise of such a function, or

(c) without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement made or to answer a question of an authorised officer asked in accordance with this Act or the regulations, or

(d) provides an authorised officer with a document or information knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(2) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1) (c) unless it is established that, at the material time, the authorised officer—

(a) identified himself or herself as an authorised officer, and

(b) warned the person that a failure or refusal to comply with the requirement may constitute an offence.