Intimidating or obstructing persons entering or leaving places of religious worship
206A Intimidating or obstructing persons entering or leaving places of religious worship
A person in, or in the vicinity of, a place of religious worship who, without reasonable excuse, intimidates or obstructs a person—
entering, or attempting to enter, the place to attend a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship; or
leaving, or attempting to leave, the place after attending all or part of a meeting of persons lawfully assembled for religious worship;
commits an offence.Maximum penalty—3 years imprisonment.
A reference in subsection (1)(a) to entering, or attempting to enter, a place of religious worship to attend a meeting of persons includes a reference to entering, or attempting to enter, the place before the meeting starts or before any other persons have assembled.
In this section—intimidate includes harass.obstruct includes hinder, prevent and attempt to obstruct. sch 1 pt 4 ch 21 s 206A ins 2026 No. 4 s 8
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