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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT 2013 (NO 27 OF 2013) - SECT 101

Failure to comply with direction

    (1)     A person commits an offence if:

    (a)     an authorised officer gives the person a direction under section  23 (1)(a), (c) or (e) or 2014_Acte039.html#_Ref355866240">24 (1)(a) or (b); and

    (b)     the person knows the other person is an authorised officer acting in an official capacity; and

    (c)     the person engages in conduct that results in a contravention of the direction.

Maximum penalty:     100 penalty units or imprisonment for 12 months.

    (2)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant establishes a reasonable excuse.



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