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Part 10 · Evidence and Enforcement

79. Obstructing authorised officer, etc.

(1)

If an authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer is authorised under this Act to enter any premises, a person who —

(a)

wilfully prevents the authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises; or

(b)

wilfully obstructs or delays the authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer from entering or re‑entering those premises or any part of those premises,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

(2)

A person who intentionally refuses to give access to, or intentionally obstructs, hinders or delays an authorised officer or outsourced enforcement officer in the discharge of his or her duties under any provision of this Act shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.

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