Northern Territory Consolidated Acts

MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT 1990 - SECT 11S

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

        (a)     the person intentionally obstructs another person from entering or attempting to enter premises; and

        (b)     the premises are drug premises and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance; and

        (c)     the other person is a police officer.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

    (2)     A person commits an offence if:

        (a)     a police officer is about to begin, or has begun, a search of drug premises; and

        (b)     the person intentionally warns, advises or gives an alarm to, or causes a warning, advice or alarm to be given to, another person about the search.

Maximum penalty:     200 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years.

    (3)     Strict liability applies to subsections (1)(c) and (2)(a).

    (4)     In this section:

"obstruct" includes hinder and resist.