sec.80Obstructing authorised officer

sec.80 Obstructing authorised officer

A person must not obstruct an authorised officer exercising a power, or someone helping an authorised officer exercising a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. If a person has obstructed an authorised officer, or someone helping an authorised officer, and the authorised officer decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the authorised officer must warn the person that— it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the authorised officer considers the person’s conduct an obstruction. If a person obstructs an authorised officer, or someone helping the authorised officer, when the authorised officer has failed to give the person a warning under subsection (2) , the person may not be convicted of the offence against subsection (1) . (sec.80-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct an authorised officer exercising a power, or someone helping an authorised officer exercising a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.80-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed an authorised officer, or someone helping an authorised officer, and the authorised officer decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the authorised officer must warn the person that— it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the authorised officer considers the person’s conduct an obstruction. (sec.80-ssec.3) If a person obstructs an authorised officer, or someone helping the authorised officer, when the authorised officer has failed to give the person a warning under subsection (2) , the person may not be convicted of the offence against subsection (1) .

• (a) it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
• (b) the authorised officer considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.