Offences relating to inspections and investigations
160 Offences relating to inspections and investigations
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, hinder or obstruct an authorised officer or a transport safety investigator in a manner that interferes with the exercise by the officer or investigator of his or her functions under this Act or the regulations.
The occupier or person in charge of any place or land entered by an authorised officer or a transport safety investigator under this Act must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to provide the officer or investigator with all reasonable assistance for the effective exercise of the officer’s or investigator’s functions under this Act or the regulations.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to answer questions or provide information when required to do so by an authorised officer or a transport safety investigator in the exercise of the officer’s or investigator’s functions under this Act or the regulations.
A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to produce for inspection any documents or other things when required to do so by an authorised officer or transport safety investigator in the exercise of the officer’s or investigator’s functions under this Act or the regulations.
Maximum penalty—
in the case of a body corporate—1, 000 penalty units, or
in the case of an individual—500 penalty units.
This provision refers to the regulations (the regulations
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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