57Offences relating to powers conferred by ss 54–56

#### 57 Offences relating to powers conferred by ss 54–56 57 Offences relating to powers conferred by ss 54–56 > > (1) A person who: > > > > > (a) hinders or obstructs the Minister, an inspector or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by a provision of sections 54–56, or > > > > > (b) fails to comply with a requirement made under section 55 (2), or > > > > > (c) in purported compliance with a requirement made under section 55 (2) (e), gives an answer that is, to the person’s knowledge, false or misleading in a material respect, > > > > is guilty of an offence. > > > > Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units. > > > (2) A person is not guilty of an offence under subsection (1): > > > > > (a) unless: > > > > > > > (i) the prosecution establishes that the person purporting to exercise the power concerned identified himself or herself at the relevant time as a person who had that power or that the defendant otherwise knew that that person was empowered to exercise that power, or > > > > > > > (ii) where the offence arises under subsection (1) (b) or (c)—the prosecution establishes that the person purporting to exercise the power warned the defendant that a failure or refusal to comply with the requirement was an offence, or > > > > > (b) if, where the offence arises under subsection (1) (b), the defendant satisfies the court that he or she could not have reasonably complied with the requirement.