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169 Hindering compliance with this Act etc
(1)
A person must not engage in conduct that hinders or prevents another person from:
(a)
performing functions or exercising powers under this Act; or
(b)
complying with this Act or a direction given under this Act.
Fault‑based offence
(2)
A person commits an offence if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Penalty: Imprisonment for 5 years or 300 penalty units, or both.
Civil penalty provision
(3)
A person is liable to a civil penalty if the person contravenes subsection (1).
Civil penalty: 600 penalty units.
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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