Places of worship

In force

(1)

A person in or near a place of worship must not—

(a)

without reasonable excuse, intentionally block, impede or hinder a person accessing or leaving, or attempting to access or leave, the place of worship, or

(b)

harass, intimidate or threaten a person accessing or leaving, or attempting to access or leave, the place of worship.

Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

(2)

Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a person if the person’s conduct—

(a)

forms part of industrial action or an industrial dispute or campaign, or

(b)

occurs at or outside Parliament House or an office of a member of Parliament, or

(c)

is in accordance with the consent or other authority of—

(i)

the Commissioner of Police, or

(ii)

the person apparently in charge of the place of worship.

(3)

Subsection (1)(a) is subject to the Summary Offences Act 1988, section 24.

(4)

In this section—

place of worship—

(a)

means a building or other structure ordinarily used for worship, and

(b)

includes a church, mosque, synagogue and temple.

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214B Places of worship