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Transport Operations (Passenger Transport) Act 1994
sec.135Obstructing authorised person
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### sec.135 Obstructing authorised person
A person must not obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of a power under this or another Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
If a person has obstructed an authorised person under subsection (1) and the authorised person decides to exercise the power, the authorised person must, if practicable, warn the person—
that the authorised person considers the person’s conduct is obstructing the authorised person; and
that it is an offence to obstruct the authorised person, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
s 135 sub 2000 No. 6 s 70
amd 2004 No. 9 s 34
(sec.135-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct an authorised person in the exercise of a power under this or another Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—60 penalty units.
(sec.135-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed an authorised person under subsection (1) and the authorised person decides to exercise the power, the authorised person must, if practicable, warn the person— that the authorised person considers the person’s conduct is obstructing the authorised person; and that it is an offence to obstruct the authorised person, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) that the authorised person considers the person’s conduct is obstructing the authorised person; and
- (b) that it is an offence to obstruct the authorised person, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.