sec.181Obstructing inspectors, officers or industry safety and health representatives

### sec.181 Obstructing inspectors, officers or industry safety and health representatives A person must not obstruct an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or industry safety and health representative in the exercise of a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a person has obstructed an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or industry safety and health representative and the inspector, officer or representative decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the inspector, officer or representative must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the inspector, officer or representative, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the inspector, officer or representative considers the person’s conduct an obstruction. s 181 amd 2007 No. 46 s 32 ; 2018 No. 28 s 25 ; 2024 No. 34 s 57 (sec.181-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or industry safety and health representative in the exercise of a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.181-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or industry safety and health representative and the inspector, officer or representative decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the inspector, officer or representative must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the inspector, officer or representative, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the inspector, officer or representative considers the person’s conduct an obstruction. - (a) it is an offence to obstruct the inspector, officer or representative, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and - (b) the inspector, officer or representative considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.