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Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000
sec.791AOffence to assault or obstruct protective services officer
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### sec.791A Offence to assault or obstruct protective services officer
A person must not—
assault a protective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties at, or in connection with, a state building; or
obstruct a protective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties at, or in connection with, a state building.
Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
In this section—
assault has the meaning given by the Criminal Code , section 245 .
obstruct includes hinder, resist and attempt to obstruct.
s 791A ins 2022 No. 9 s 20
(sec.791A-ssec.1) A person must not— assault a protective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties at, or in connection with, a state building; or obstruct a protective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties at, or in connection with, a state building. Maximum penalty—40 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
(sec.791A-ssec.2) In this section— assault has the meaning given by the Criminal Code , section 245 . obstruct includes hinder, resist and attempt to obstruct.
- (a) assault a protective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties at, or in connection with, a state building; or
- (b) obstruct a protective services officer in the performance of the officer’s duties at, or in connection with, a state building.