Obstructing State officials
233A Obstructing State officials
A person must not obstruct a State official exercising a power under this Act, or a person helping a State official exercise a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
If a person has obstructed a State official, or a person helping a State official, and the official decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the official must warn the person that—
it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
the official considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction.
In this section—
State official means the following persons—
the Minister;
the department’s chief executive;
an authorised officer;
the assessor;
an investigator;
the president or a casual member of the conduct tribunal;
a member of the change commission.
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