30Offences—enforcement

30 Offences—enforcement

30 Offences—enforcement

(1) A person who, without reasonable excuse, neglects or fails to comply with a requirement made of the person by an inspector under this Act is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who furnishes any information or makes a statement in purported compliance with a requirement made by an inspector under this Act, knowing that it is false or misleading in a material respect, is guilty of an offence.

(3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, hinders or obstructs an inspector in the exercise of any of the powers conferred by this Act is guilty of an offence.

(4) A person who, without reasonable excuse, removes or tampers with anything that has been seized under this Act is guilty of an offence.

(5) A person who, without reasonable excuse, removes or tampers with any sample taken under this Act is guilty of an offence.

(6) A person is not guilty of an offence of failing to comply with a requirement made by an inspector unless it is established by the prosecutor that the inspector concerned warned the person that a failure or refusal to comply with the requirement was an offence.

(7) A person is not guilty of an offence of hindering or obstructing an inspector in the exercise of the inspector’s powers at any premises unless it is established by the prosecutor that—

(a) the inspector concerned produced at the relevant time the certificate of authority issued to the inspector under this Part, and

(b) the person was informed by the inspector concerned, or otherwise knew, that the inspector was empowered to exercise the power to which the offence relates.

Maximum penalty—10 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both.