169Offences for impersonating, assaulting or obstructing officers

#### 169 Offences for impersonating, assaulting or obstructing officers 169 Offences for impersonating, assaulting or obstructing officers > > (1) A person must not impersonate an officer. > > > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both. > > > (2) A person must not assault or obstruct an officer in the exercise of the officer’s functions under this Act or another law. > > > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both. > > > (3) A person must not incite or encourage another person to assault or obstruct an officer in the exercise of the officer’s functions under this Act or another law. > > > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both. > > > (4) Without limiting subsection (2), a person must not— > > > > > (a) refuse to give information or assistance requested by an officer in the exercise of the officer’s functions under this Act or another law, or > > > > > (b) knowingly give information that is false or misleading to an officer in the exercise of the officer’s functions under this Act or another law. > > > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both. > > > (5) A person must not incite or encourage another person to contravene subsection (4). > > > > Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 3 months, or both. > > > (6) In this section— > > > > assault or obstruct, in relation to an officer, includes delay, hinder, resist, threaten, and use abusive language. > > > > officer means— > > > > > (a) the Secretary, or > > > > > (b) an officer of the Service, or > > > > > (c) an ex-officio ranger, or > > > > > (d) an honorary ranger. > > **s 169:** Am 1983 No 183, Sch 5 (15); 1986 No 218, Sch 28, Part 1 (8); 1987 No 197, Sch 1 (20); 1992 No 34, Sch 1; 1995 No 101, Sch 4 \[122\]; 1996 No 30, Sch 2.19 \[4\]; 1997 No 2, Sch 1 \[17\]; 2001 No 130, Sch 3 \[41\]; 2005 No 83, Sch 1 \[19\]; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.63 \[15\]. Subst 2024 No 42, Sch 1\[23\].