128Obstruction of employees and others

#### 128 Obstruction of employees and others 128 Obstruction of employees and others > > (1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse— > > > > > (a) hinder or obstruct any employee of the Department so as to interfere with the exercise of the employee’s functions under this Act, or > > > > > (b) hinder or obstruct the holder of an authority under section 126 so as to interfere with the exercise of the holder’s functions under that section, or > > > > > (c) being an occupier of any land, building, vehicle or vessel entered under such an authority, fail to provide the holder of the authority with such facilities and assistance as are reasonably requested by the holder for the exercise of the holder’s functions. > > > > Maximum penalty—40 penalty units in the case of a corporation and 20 penalty units in any other case. > > > (2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section involving an authority under section 126 unless the authority was, before the alleged offence occurred, produced for inspection by the person. > > **s 128:** Am 1996 No 122, Sch 5 \[33\]; 2001 No 51, Sch 8 \[30\]; 2004 No 101, Sch 4 \[3\]; 2014 No 24, Sch 1 \[116\] \[117\]; 2017 No 22, Sch 4.24; 2022 No 59, Sch 3.36; 2024 No 53, Sch 3.6\[1\].