Obstructing authorised person
89 Obstructing authorised person
A person must not prevent or attempt to prevent an authorised person from entering premises or a motor vehicle in the exercise of the authorised person’s powers under section 69.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
A person must not prevent or attempt to prevent an authorised person from entering business premises in the exercise of the authorised person’s powers under section 88E.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
A person must not obstruct or impede an authorised person in the exercise of the authorised person’s powers under section 69 or 88E.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
A person must comply with a requirement to assist an authorised person executing a warrant under section 74 when requested to do so under section 75(2).
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
A person must comply with a requirement to furnish reasonable access to a place or motor vehicle, or to give other reasonable assistance to an authorised person under section 78(6).
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
A person must comply with a requirement to furnish reasonable access to business premises, or to give other reasonable assistance to an authorised person, when the authorised person is exercising the authorised person’s powers under section 88E.
Penalty: a fine of $2 000.
For the purposes of this section, a reference to an authorised person includes an assistant accompanying an investigator in accordance with section 67.
[Section 89 amended: No. 58 of 2010 s. 10.]
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