240Obstruction of authorised officers

#### 240 Obstruction of authorised officers 240 Obstruction of authorised officers > > (1) A person must not— > > > > > (a) intentionally or recklessly obstruct or hinder an authorised officer in the exercise of a function under this Act, or > > > > > (b) assault or resist an authorised officer in the exercise of such a function, or > > > > > (c) incite a person to obstruct, hinder, assault or resist an authorised officer in the exercise of such a function. > > > > Maximum penalty—30 penalty units (in the case of an offence with respect to an authorised officer exercising functions under Division 4 of Part 7 or Division 2 of this Part) and 20 penalty units (in any other case). > > > (2) A person is not guilty of an offence under this section unless the prosecution establishes— > > > > > (a) that the person purporting to exercise the function concerned identified himself or herself at the relevant time as an authorised officer who had that function, or > > > > > (b) that the defendant otherwise knew that the person was an authorised officer empowered to exercise that function.