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.