225Offence to assault or obstruct officers etc.

225 Offence to assault or obstruct officers etc. (1) In this section— S. 225(1) def. of *officer* amended by Nos 6/2010 s. 199(3) (Sch. 3 item 12.3), 35/2017 s. 66, 63/2017 s. 21(Sch. 1 item 10.25), 49/2019 s. 186(Sch. 4 item 45.49), 34/2023 s. 127(Sch. 1 item 17.5), 56/2025 s. 29(a). ***officer*** means— (a) any employee in the Department or of Safe Transport Victoria or an authorised officer, who is acting in the execution of their duty under this or any other Act, or under regulations made under this Act; (b) a person employed by a passenger transport company or a bus company who has duties in relation to the issue, inspection, scanning or collection of tickets and tokens for, or the operation of, a vehicle operated by the company who is acting in the execution of their duties; (c) any other person appointed in writing by a passenger transport company, a bus company, a rail freight operator, Rail Track or the Secretary for the purposes of the regulations who is acting in the execution of their duties in relation to the appointment; S. 225(1) def. of *officer's assistant* amended by No. 56/2025 s. 29(b). ***officer's assistant*** means any person lawfully assisting an officer in the execution of the officer's duty under this or any other Act, or under regulations made under this Act. (2) A person must not, without reasonable excuse, assault or incite or encourage any other person to assault an officer or an officer's assistant. (3) A person must not, without reasonable excuse— (a) resist, obstruct, hinder or refuse to comply with a lawful request or direction of; or (b) incite or encourage any other person to resist, obstruct, hinder or refuse to comply with a lawful request or direction of— an officer or an officer's assistant. 60 penalty units, in any other case. S. 225A inserted by No. 81/1990 s. 5, amended by Nos 120/1993 s. 66(12), 60/1994 s. 25(2), 28/1996 s. 4(j), 45/1999 s. 29, 101/2003 s. 21(21), repealed by No. 95/2005 s. 44. S. 225B inserted by No. 81/1990 s. 5, amended by Nos 60/1994 s. 25(3)(a)(b), 28/1996 s. 4(j), substituted by No. 95/2005 s. 46.