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Residential Services (Accreditation) Act 2002
sec.96Obstruction
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### sec.96 Obstruction
A person must not obstruct an administrator in the exercise of a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
If a person has obstructed an administrator and the administrator decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the administrator must warn the person that—
it is an offence to obstruct the administrator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
the administrator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
In this section—
obstruct includes hinder and attempt to obstruct.
(sec.96-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct an administrator in the exercise of a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—10 penalty units.
(sec.96-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed an administrator and the administrator decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the administrator must warn the person that— it is an offence to obstruct the administrator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the administrator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
(sec.96-ssec.3) In this section— obstruct includes hinder and attempt to obstruct.
- (a) it is an offence to obstruct the administrator, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
- (b) the administrator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.