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140Third party authorised officer must not contravene direction
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#### 140 Third party authorised officer must not contravene direction
Fault‑based offence
(1) A third party authorised officer commits an offence if:
(a) the authorised officer is given a direction under subsection 139(2) or (3); and
(b) the authorised officer engages in conduct; and
(c) the conduct contravenes the direction.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 120 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty provision
(2) A third party authorised officer is liable to a civil penalty if the authorised officer contravenes subsection 139(4).
Civil penalty: 240 penalty units.