Integrity Commission Act 2018
296Offence—obstruct commission, inspector and others
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 296
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Integrity Commission Act 2018.
296 Offence—obstruct commission, inspector and others (a) obstructs, hinders, resists or threatens any of the following people in the exercise of a function or power under this Act: (b) obstructs, hinders, resists or threatens a lawyer or other person authorised to appear before the commission in relation to that appearance; or (c) fails to comply with a lawful requirement of any of the following people under this Act: (d) makes a false statement to, misleads, or attempts to mislead, any of the following people in the exercise of a function under this Act: (e) disrupts an examination before the commission. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units, imprisonment for 12 months or (2) Subsection (1) (a), (b) and (c) do not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.