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Skills Development Levy Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Offences and Enforcement Powers
16. Penalty for obstructing employee, officer, etc.
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(1)
A person must not —
(a)
obstruct or hinder an employee, an officer, an agent or a delegate of the Agency, an authorised person or an inspector, who is exercising any power or discharging any duty under this Act or any regulations made under this Act; or
(b)
neglect or refuse to attend before an inspector as required under section 15A, or otherwise fail to comply with a lawful demand of an inspector under section 15A.
(2)
A person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.