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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.768Offence to unlawfully interfere with seized thing
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### sec.768 Offence to unlawfully interfere with seized thing
A person, other than an inspector or authorised officer, must not do, or attempt to do, any of the following acts in relation to a thing seized under this part unless the person has a reasonable excuse—
unlawfully interfere with the thing or something done under section 767 (b) to restrict access to it;
enter, or be at, the place where the thing is being kept;
move the thing from the place where it is being kept.
Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
It is a reasonable excuse if the act is authorised by an inspector or authorised officer.
s 768 amd 2004 No. 26 s 225
(sec.768-ssec.1) A person, other than an inspector or authorised officer, must not do, or attempt to do, any of the following acts in relation to a thing seized under this part unless the person has a reasonable excuse— unlawfully interfere with the thing or something done under section 767 (b) to restrict access to it; enter, or be at, the place where the thing is being kept; move the thing from the place where it is being kept. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.
(sec.768-ssec.2) It is a reasonable excuse if the act is authorised by an inspector or authorised officer.
- (a) unlawfully interfere with the thing or something done under section 767 (b) to restrict access to it;
- (b) enter, or be at, the place where the thing is being kept;
- (c) move the thing from the place where it is being kept.