130EOffences relating to obstruction of authorised persons

130E Offences relating to obstruction of authorised persons (a) obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse or intimidate an authorised person when the authorised person is performing or attempting to perform functions under this Act or the regulations; or (b) fail, without reasonable excuse, to produce for inspection any document, equipment or other thing in the possession or under the control of the person when required to do so by an authorised person in the performance of his or her functions under this Act or the regulations; or (c) fail, without reasonable excuse, to attend before an authorised person and answer questions or supply information when required to do so by the authorised person in the performance of his or her functions under this Act or the regulations; or (d) except with the permission of an authorised person, take any document, equipment or other thing seized, impounded or retained under the authority of this Act; or (e) fail to comply with a direction of an authorised person to cease to have available for use any equipment considered by the authorised person to be unsatisfactory for use; or (f) prevent, directly or indirectly, a person from attending before an authorised person, producing to an authorised person any document, equipment or other thing or answering any question of, or supplying any information to, an authorised person when that person is required to do so under this Act. S. 130F inserted by No. 8/2009 s. 19.