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BUILDING INDUSTRY FAIRNESS (SECURITY OF PAYMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 53E
Obstructing special investigator
53E Obstructing special investigator
(1) A person must not obstruct a special investigator exercising a power under
this Act, or someone helping a special investigator exercising a power under
section 53D , unless the person has a reasonable excuse. Penalty—
Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.
(2) If a person has obstructed a
special investigator, or someone helping a special investigator, and the
investigator decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the
investigator must warn the person that— (a) it is an offence to cause an
obstruction, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(b) the
investigator considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.
(3) Subsection
(2) does not apply if the obstruction constitutes an assault.
(4) In this
section—
"obstruct" includes assault, hinder, resist and attempt or threaten to
obstruct.
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