Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINING AND QUARRYING SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT 1999 - SECT 178

178 Obstructing inspectors, officers or district workers’ representatives

(1) A person must not obstruct an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or district workers’ representative in the exercise of a power, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

(2) If a person has obstructed an inspector, inspection officer, authorised officer or district workers’ representative and the inspector, officer or representative decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the inspector, officer or representative must warn the person that—

(a) it is an offence to obstruct the inspector, officer or representative, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and

(b) the inspector, officer or representative considers the person’s conduct an obstruction.