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Waste Reduction and Recycling Act 2011
sec.243Obstructing authorised person
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### sec.243 Obstructing authorised person
A person must not obstruct an authorised person, or someone helping an authorised person, exercising a power under this Act unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
If a person has obstructed an authorised person, or someone helping an authorised person, and the authorised person decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the authorised person must warn the person that—
it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
the authorised person considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
In this section—
obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist, attempt to obstruct and threaten to obstruct.
(sec.243-ssec.1) A person must not obstruct an authorised person, or someone helping an authorised person, exercising a power under this Act unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Maximum penalty—165 penalty units.
(sec.243-ssec.2) If a person has obstructed an authorised person, or someone helping an authorised person, and the authorised person decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the authorised person must warn the person that— it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and the authorised person considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
(sec.243-ssec.3) In this section— obstruct includes assault, hinder, resist, attempt to obstruct and threaten to obstruct.
- (a) it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
- (b) the authorised person considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.