20Offences relating to authorised officers

20 Offences relating to authorised officers

A person must not –

(a) obstruct, wilfully delay, threaten or intimidate an authorised officer or a person assisting an authorised officer in the performance of his or her functions under this Act; or

(b) without lawful excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement made, or to answer a question asked, by an authorised officer under this Act; or

(c) provide an authorised officer with information requested under this Act knowing that it is false or misleading in a material particular; or

(d) directly or indirectly prevent any person from appearing before, or being questioned by, an authorised officer.

Penalty:  [Section 20 Amended by No. 26 of 2016, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2017] In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 400 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units.