Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993
201Obstructing a police officer
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 201
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Crime (Confiscation of Profits) Act 1993.
201 Obstructing a police officer
[Section 201 Inserted by No. 60 of 2013, s. 12, Applied:01 Mar 2014]
(1) A person commits an offence if the person wilfully delays or obstructs a police officer in the performance of the police officer's functions under this Part, or wilfully delays or obstructs a person assisting a police officer in the performance of those functions.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.
(2) A person must not knowingly or wilfully fail to produce any property to, or conceal or attempt to conceal any property from, a police officer in the performance of the officer's functions under this Part or a person assisting a police officer in the performance of those functions.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 1 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years, or both.