Occupier etc. to provide inspector etc. with facilities and assistance
135L Occupier etc. to provide inspector etc. with facilities and assistance
A person commits an offence if:
the person is:
the occupier of premises to which a search warrant relates; or
another person who apparently represents the occupier of those premises; and
the person fails to provide:
an inspector executing the warrant; and
a person assisting the inspector;
with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of their powers.
Penalty:
if the person is a body corporate—600 penalty units; or
if the person is not a body corporate—120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.
Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.
For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.
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