Industrial Relations Act 2016

A person must not—

obstruct an officer exercising a power, or performing a function, under this Act or another Act; or

if lawfully required by an officer to produce or exhibit a document, or to allow a document to be examined—fail to comply with the request, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; or

wilfully mislead an officer in a way likely to affect the performance of the officer’s function; or

if lawfully asked a question for this Act or another Act by an officer—fail to answer the question truthfully and to the best of the person’s knowledge, information and belief.

Maximum penalty—40 penalty units.

A person must not be prosecuted for an offence against subsection (1) if the person can be prosecuted for an offence under section 488.

In this section—

officer means an officer of the court or commission.