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CurrentObstructing inspectors
Part 8Monitoring, investigation and enforcement
Division 4General enforcement matters
154 Obstructing inspectors
(1)
A person must not obstruct an inspector in the exercise of a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(2)
If a person has obstructed an inspector and the inspector decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the inspector must warn the person that—
(a)
it is an offence to obstruct the inspector, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(b)
the inspector considers the person’s conduct is an obstruction.
(3)
In this section—
obstruct includes hinder and attempt to obstruct or hinder.
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