Heavy Vehicle National Law (Queensland)
sec.584Obstructing authorised officer
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sec.584 Obstructing authorised officer
A person must not obstruct— an authorised officer, or someone helping an authorised officer, exercising a power under this Law; or an assistant mentioned in section 518 , 519 or 523 exercising a power under that section. Maximum penalty—$10000. In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist, attempt to obstruct and threaten to obstruct. (sec.584-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct— an authorised officer, or someone helping an authorised officer, exercising a power under this Law; or an assistant mentioned in section 518 , 519 or 523 exercising a power under that section. Maximum penalty—$10000. (sec.584-ssec.2) In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist, attempt to obstruct and threaten to obstruct.
- (a) an authorised officer, or someone helping an authorised officer, exercising a power under this Law; or
- (b) an assistant mentioned in section 518 , 519 or 523 exercising a power under that section.