Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

COMPETITION AND CONSUMER ACT 2010 - SECT 135L

  (1)   A person commits an offence if:

  (a)   the person is:

  (i)   the occupier of premises to which a search warrant relates; or

  (ii)   another person who apparently represents the occupier of those premises; and

  (b)   the person fails to provide:

  (i)   an inspector executing the warrant; and

  (ii)   a person assisting the inspector;

    with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of their powers.

Penalty:

  (a)   if the person is a body corporate--600 penalty units; or

  (b)   if the person is not a body corporate--120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability, see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .