South Australian Numbered Acts

EDUCATION AND EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES (REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS) ACT 2011 (NO 46 OF 2011) - SECT 70

70—Offence to hinder etc authorised officers

        (1)         Subject to this section, a person who—

            (a)         hinders or obstructs an authorised officer, or a person assisting an authorised officer, in the exercise of powers conferred by this Part; or

            (b)         uses abusive, threatening or insulting language to an authorised officer, or a person assisting an authorised officer; or

            (c)         when required by an authorised officer under this Part to answer a question, refuses or fails to answer the question to the best of the person's knowledge, information and belief; or

            (d)         falsely represents, by words or conduct, that he or she is an authorised officer,

is guilty of an offence.

Maximum penalty: $5 000.

        (2)         A person is not required to answer a question if the answer to the question would tend to incriminate the person or make the person liable to a penalty.

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