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In forceHindering member
Part VIIIOffences in relation to Police Force
159 Hindering member
(1)
A person shall not hinder or obstruct a member in the execution of his duty or aid or abet any other person to hinder or obstruct a member in the execution of his duty.
Maximum penalty: 8 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months or both.
(2)
A person who hinders or obstructs a police dog or police horse being used by a member in the execution of the member's duty is taken to hinder or obstruct the member.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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