Dangerous Goods Act 1998

A person must not:

refuse an officer access to a place, premises or vehicle;

refuse to produce to an officer a document required to be produced under this Act, the Regulations or any other Act;

conceal the location or existence of a person, plant, container, vehicle or substance from an officer;

prevent a person from assisting an officer;

in any other way hinder, impede or oppose, or induce a person to hinder, impede or oppose, an officer in performing his or her functions or exercising his or her powers under this Act, the

Regulations or any other Act;

give to an officer information that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular; or

fail to comply with a direction made by an officer.

Maximum penalty: In the case of a body corporate – 430 penalty units.

In the case of a natural person – 85 penalty units, or imprisonment for 6 months.

A person must comply with an officer's request under section 18(1)(f) unless the person has a reasonable excuse for not complying with it.

Maximum penalty: 4 penalty units.

For the purposes of this section, a person authorised under section 18(5) to assist an officer is an officer while acting within the scope of his or her authorisation.

Part 4 Officers