62Obstructing or hindering authorised officers or police officers

62 Obstructing or hindering authorised officers or police officers

(1) A person commits an offence if: (a) an authorised officer or police officer is exercising a power under this Act; and (b) the person obstructs or hinders the officer in the exercise of the power. (2) However, an offence is not committed under this section in relation to a power under Division 4 (Powers of inspection and search) unless it is established that the power: (a) was being exercised lawfully; and (b) without limiting paragraph (a), was: (i) exercisable without consent; or (ii) being exercised under the authority of a warrant. (3) The prosecution bears a legal burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2). (4) The offence under this section is an offence of strict liability.