Offence to assault or obstruct MRQ member
25 Offence to assault or obstruct MRQ member
A person must not, unless the person has a reasonable excuse—
assault an MRQ member performing an MRQ function; or
obstruct an MRQ member performing an MRQ function.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units or 6 months imprisonment.
If a person has obstructed an MRQ member and the member decides to proceed with the performance of the function, the member must warn the person that—
it is an offence to cause an obstruction unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
the member considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
In this section—
assault has the meaning given by the Criminal Code, section 245.
obstruct includes hinder, resist, attempt to obstruct and threaten to obstruct.
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