Victorian Current Acts

DAIRY ACT 2000 - SECT 50

A person must not—

        (a)     except with the authority of an authorised officer or an order of a court—

              (i)     remove, alter or interfere in any way with any records, product, material, dairy food or other substance seized or detained under this Act; or

              (ii)     remove, alter or interfere in any way with any sample procured under this Act; or

              (iii)     erase, alter, open, break or remove a mark, seal or fastening placed by an authorised officer on any part of a sample other than the part left with the person from whom the sample was taken; or

        (b)     refuse to sell to an authorised officer any dairy food or to allow an authorised officer to take any sample under this Act; or

        (c)     assault, obstruct, hinder, threaten, abuse, insult, intimidate or attempt to obstruct or intimidate any authorised officer or other person in the exercise or performance of any power, authority, function or duty under this Act; or

        (d)     without reasonable cause fail or refuse to comply with a requirement under section 45(1)(d); or

S. 50(e) substituted by No. 24/2003 s. 90(1).

        (e)     give information to an authorised officer, the Authority or an employee of the Authority under this Act, including any information or answer required to be given under section 45(1)(d), that the person believes to be false or misleading in any material particular; or

S. 50(ea) inserted by No. 24/2003 s. 90(1).

        (ea)     produce a document to an authorised officer, the Authority or an employee of the Authority under this Act that the person knows to be false or misleading in a material particular without indicating the respect in which it is false or misleading and, if practicable, providing correct information; or

        (f)     when required by an authorised officer to do so, fail or refuse to state the correct name and address of that person; or

        (g)     refuse admission to an authorised officer and any person accompanying an authorised officer under section 45(1); or

        (h)     refuse or neglect to render assistance when required to do so under section 45(3); or

              (i)     contravene or fail to comply with any lawful requirement, direction or order of an authorised officer.

Penalty:     60 penalty units.

Note to s. 50 inserted by No. 13/2013 s. 16(4).

Note

Section 55A applies to an offence against this section.