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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.232Obstructing members or employees of authority
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### sec.232 Obstructing members or employees of authority
A person must not obstruct a member or employee of the authority in the exercise of the member’s or employee’s functions under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
In this section—
obstruct includes hinder, intimidate or threaten.
(sec.232-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct a member or employee of the authority in the exercise of the member’s or employee’s functions under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—1,000 penalty units or 1 year’s imprisonment.
(sec.232-ssec.2) In this section— obstruct includes hinder, intimidate or threaten.