Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2009
sec.389Obstruction of GHG authority holder
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sec.389 Obstruction of GHG authority holder
A person must not without reasonable excuse obstruct a GHG authority holder from— entering or crossing land to carry out an authorised activity for the GHG authority if the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 to the extent the chapter is relevant, has been complied with for the entry; or carrying out an authorised activity for the GHG authority on the land. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a person has obstructed a GHG authority holder from carrying out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) and the holder decides to proceed with the carrying out of the activity, the holder must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the holder considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction. In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist and attempt or threaten to assault, hinder, resist. s 389 amd 2014 No. 47 s 332 (sec.389-ssec.1) A person must not without reasonable excuse obstruct a GHG authority holder from— entering or crossing land to carry out an authorised activity for the GHG authority if the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 to the extent the chapter is relevant, has been complied with for the entry; or carrying out an authorised activity for the GHG authority on the land. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. (sec.389-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed a GHG authority holder from carrying out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) and the holder decides to proceed with the carrying out of the activity, the holder must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the holder considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction. (sec.389-ssec.3) In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist and attempt or threaten to assault, hinder, resist.
- (a) entering or crossing land to carry out an authorised activity for the GHG authority if the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 to the extent the chapter is relevant, has been complied with for the entry; or
- (b) carrying out an authorised activity for the GHG authority on the land.
- (a) it is an offence to obstruct the holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
- (b) the holder considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction.