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Local Government Act 1993
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#### 660 Obstruction
660 Obstruction
> A person who wilfully obstructs any of the following in the exercise of any function under this Act, or any other Act or any regulation conferring functions on a council is guilty of an offence—
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> > • the Minister
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> > • the Departmental Chief Executive
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> > • a person authorised under section 746
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> > • an auditor appointed under Part 3 of Chapter 13
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> > • a council
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> > • a councillor
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> > • an administrator of a council appointed under this Act
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> > • an employee of a council
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> > • a police officer
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> > • a person duly authorised to perform the function for the purposes of the Act or regulation concerned.
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> Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.
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> **s 660:** Am 1994 No 44, Sch 12 (11); 2013 No 44, Sch 1 \[46\] \[47\].