Victorian Current Acts

CONTROL OF WEAPONS ACT 1990 - SECT 10L

    (1)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse—

S. 10L(1)(a) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.14).

        (a)     obstruct or hinder a police officer in the exercise of a power under section 10 , 10G, 10H or 10J to stop and search a person or vehicle or to seize and detain a thing; or

S. 10L(1)(b) amended by Nos 42/2010 s. 21(3), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 28.14).

        (b)     fail to comply with a direction given by a police officer under clause 7(2) of Schedule 1.

Penalty:     2 penalty units.

S. 10L(2) inserted by No. 32/2017 s. 7.

    (2)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a direction given by a police officer under section 10KA(1) or (2).

Penalty:     5 penalty units.

S. 10L(3) inserted by No. 45/2017 s. 11.

    (3)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse, obstruct or hinder a protective services officer in the exercise of a power under section 10AA, 10GA, 10H or 10J to stop and search a person or vehicle or to seize and detain a thing.