Victorian Current Acts

COMMERCIAL PASSENGER VEHICLE INDUSTRY ACT 2017 - SECT 268

    (1)     A person must not assault or incite or encourage any other person to assault any of the following persons who is acting in the execution of their duty under this or any other Act, or under regulations made under this or any other Act—

        (a)     an authorised officer;

        (b)     a person assisting an authorised officer as described in section 134(2) , 140(2), 141(2), 148(3) or 149(3);

        (c)     any other officer or agent of the regulator.

Penalty:     In the case of an individual, level 9 imprisonment;

    In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.

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

        (a)     resist, obstruct, hinder or refuse to comply with a lawful request or direction of an officer or agent referred to in subsection (1); or

        (b)     incite or encourage any other person to resist, obstruct, hinder or refuse to comply with a lawful request or direction of an officer or agent referred to in subsection (1).

Penalty:     In the case of an individual, 60 penalty units;

    In the case of a body corporate, 300 penalty units.

    (3)     For the purposes of subsection (2), the following things do not constitute a lawful request or direction—

        (a)     a direction under section 160(1), 162(1), 163(1) or 165(2);

        (b)     a defect notice under section 164.

Note

See sections 160(3), 162(2), 163(2), 164(6) and  165(4) in relation to compliance with these directions and notices.

S. 269 inserted by No. 63/2017 s. 19.