Commonwealth Numbered Acts

TORRES STRAIT FISHERIES ACT 1984 NO. 23 OF 1984 - SECT. 43.

43. (1) A person-

   (a)  shall facilitate by all reasonable means the boarding of a boat by an
        officer in the exercise of his powers under section 42;

   (b)  shall not refuse to allow a search to be made that is authorized by or
        under this Act;

   (c)  shall not refuse or neglect to comply with a requirement made by an
        officer under section 42;

   (d)  shall not, when lawfully required to state his name and place of
        residence to an officer, state a false name or false place of
        residence to the officer;

   (e)  shall not use abusive or threatening language to an officer;

   (f)  shall not assault, resist or obstruct an officer in the exercise of
        the officer's powers under this Act; and

   (g)  shall not impersonate an officer.

Penalty: $1,000 or imprisonment for 6 months.

(2) A person who-

   (a)  when lawfully required by an officer to give information, gives
        information to the officer that is, to the knowledge of the person,
        false or misleading in a material particular; or

   (b)  in an application under this Act, makes a statement or furnishes
        information that is, to his knowledge, false or misleading in a
        material particular, is guilty of an offence punishable, on
        conviction, by a fine not exceeding $5,000 or imprisonment for 2
        years, or both.