141Responsibility to provide facilities and assistance

141 Responsibility to provide facilities and assistance

(1) The occupier of premises to which an investigation warrant relates, or another person who apparently represents the occupier, must provide: (a) an inspector executing the warrant; and (b) any person assisting the inspector; with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of their powers.

Note: Obstructing, hindering, intimidating or resisting an inspector in the performance of his or her functions is an offence against section 149.1 of the Criminal Code.

(2) A person commits an offence if: (a) the person is subject to subsection (1); and (b) the person fails to comply with that subsection.

Penalty for contravention of this subsection: 30 penalty units.

Note: If a body corporate is convicted of an offence against this subsection, subsection 4B(3) of the Crimes Act 1914 allows a court to impose a fine of up to 5 times the penalty stated above.