sec.155Obstructing conservation officer

### sec.155 Obstructing conservation officer A person must not obstruct a conservation officer in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act. A person is taken to obstruct a conservation officer in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act if the person— assaults, abuses, hinders, resists or intimidates the officer or a person assisting the officer in the performance of the officer’s functions or exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act; or deliberately prevents or attempts to prevent (whether directly or indirectly) a person from— being questioned by a conservation officer; or giving, under this Act, any information or document to a conservation officer; or in any other way obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, a conservation officer in the performance of the officer’s functions or exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. s 155 amd 2022 No. 21 s 16 (sec.155-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct a conservation officer in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act. (sec.155-ssec.2) A person is taken to obstruct a conservation officer in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act if the person— assaults, abuses, hinders, resists or intimidates the officer or a person assisting the officer in the performance of the officer’s functions or exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act; or deliberately prevents or attempts to prevent (whether directly or indirectly) a person from— being questioned by a conservation officer; or giving, under this Act, any information or document to a conservation officer; or in any other way obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, a conservation officer in the performance of the officer’s functions or exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment. - (a) assaults, abuses, hinders, resists or intimidates the officer or a person assisting the officer in the performance of the officer’s functions or exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act; or - (b) deliberately prevents or attempts to prevent (whether directly or indirectly) a person from— (i) being questioned by a conservation officer; or (ii) giving, under this Act, any information or document to a conservation officer; or - (i) being questioned by a conservation officer; or - (ii) giving, under this Act, any information or document to a conservation officer; or - (c) in any other way obstructs, or attempts to obstruct, a conservation officer in the performance of the officer’s functions or exercise of the officer’s powers under this Act. - (i) being questioned by a conservation officer; or - (ii) giving, under this Act, any information or document to a conservation officer; or