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Sentencing Act 1997
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### 36AA Offences relating to community service orders
> [*\[Section 36AA Inserted by No. 76 of 2009, s. 33, Applied:01 Jan 2011\]*](/view/html/inforce/2011-01-01/act-2009-076#GS33@EN)
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> > (1) An offender who is subject to a community service order who assaults, threatens, insults or uses abusive language to a probation officer or supervisor is guilty of an offence.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.
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> > (2) A person is guilty of an offence if he or she –
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> > > > (a) disturbs or interferes with a person performing an activity under a community service order; or
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> > > > (b) prevents a person from performing such an activity.
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> > Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months, or both.