Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person obstructs another person acting in an official capacity as an authorised officer; and
(b) the person knows the other person is an authorised officer acting in an official capacity.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.
(2) In this section:
"acting in an official capacity", in relation to an authorised officer, means the officer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act.
"obstruct" includes hinder and resist.