sec.107AObstructing investigators

### sec.107A Obstructing investigators A person must not obstruct an investigator who is exercising a power under this Act, or someone helping an investigator exercising a power under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. If a person has obstructed an investigator, or someone helping an investigator exercising a power under this Act, and the investigator decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the investigator must warn the person that— it is an offence to cause an obstruction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the investigator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction. Subsection (2) does not apply if the obstruction is an assault. In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder or resist or attempt or threaten to obstruct. s 107A ins 2007 No. 47 s 77 amd 2017 No. 29 s 23 ; 2017 No. 43 ss 294 (1), 296(1), 296(2) (amdt could not be given effect) (sec.107A-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct an investigator who is exercising a power under this Act, or someone helping an investigator exercising a power under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.107A-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed an investigator, or someone helping an investigator exercising a power under this Act, and the investigator decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the investigator must warn the person that— it is an offence to cause an obstruction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the investigator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction. (sec.107A-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the obstruction is an assault. (sec.107A-ssec.4) In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder or resist or attempt or threaten to obstruct. - (a) it is an offence to cause an obstruction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and - (b) the investigator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.