sec.805Obstruction of petroleum authority holder

### sec.805 Obstruction of petroleum authority holder A person must not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct a petroleum authority holder from— entering or crossing land to carry out an authorised activity for the petroleum authority if the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 , part 2 or 3 , has been complied with in relation to the entry to the extent the part is relevant; or carrying out an authorised activity for the petroleum authority on the land. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. If a person has obstructed a petroleum authority holder from carrying out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) and the holder decides to proceed with the carrying out of the activity, the holder must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the holder considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction. In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist and attempt or threaten to assault, hinder or resist. s 805 amd 2004 No. 26 ss 234 , 69 (2) sch ; 2013 No. 51 s 229 sch 1 ; 2014 No. 47 s 568 (sec.805-ssec.1) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct a petroleum authority holder from— entering or crossing land to carry out an authorised activity for the petroleum authority if the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 , part 2 or 3 , has been complied with in relation to the entry to the extent the part is relevant; or carrying out an authorised activity for the petroleum authority on the land. Maximum penalty—500 penalty units. If a corporation commits an offence against this provision, an executive officer of the corporation may be taken, under section 814A , to have also committed the offence. (sec.805-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed a petroleum authority holder from carrying out an activity mentioned in subsection (1) and the holder decides to proceed with the carrying out of the activity, the holder must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the holder considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction. (sec.805-ssec.3) In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist and attempt or threaten to assault, hinder or resist. - (a) entering or crossing land to carry out an authorised activity for the petroleum authority if the Common Provisions Act , chapter 3 , part 2 or 3 , has been complied with in relation to the entry to the extent the part is relevant; or - (b) carrying out an authorised activity for the petroleum authority on the land. - (a) it is an offence to obstruct the holder unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and - (b) the holder considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction.