Criminal Code
363Obstructing territory public official—minor offence
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363 Obstructing territory public official—minor offence (a) the person obstructs, hinders, intimidates or resists a public official in the exercise of his or her functions as a public official; and (b) the person is reckless about whether the public official is a public official; and (c) the public official is a territory public official; and (d) the functions are functions as a territory public official. (2) Absolute liability applies to subsection (1) (c) and (d). (3) Strict liability applies to the circumstance that the public official was exercising the official’s functions as a public official. function—see section 361.
Interpretation—pt 3.8A Division 3.8A.1