Public Health Act 2010
116Offence to obstruct or assault persons exercising their functions
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116 Offence to obstruct or assault persons exercising their functions
116 Offence to obstruct or assault persons exercising their functions
(cf 1991 Act, ss 10F(2) and 74)
(1) A person who intimidates or wilfully obstructs or hinders another person exercising, or attempting to exercise, a function under this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
(2) A person who assaults an authorised officer exercising, or attempting to exercise, a function under this Act or the regulations is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
pt 6, div 3 (ss 90–96): Rep 2017 No 43, Sch 1 [47].