Victorian Current Acts

WILDLIFE ACT 1975 - SECT 62

S. 62(1) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.62), 70/1990 s. 12(1)(p), 87/1997
s. 25(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 184.20(a)).

    (1)     Any person who obstructs or resists or assaults or incites or encourages any person to obstruct, resist, or assault an authorised officer or a police officer in the execution of his duty under this Act or who threatens any such authorised officer or police officer shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Penalty:     120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both the fine and imprisonment.

S. 62(2) amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 item 76.62), 70/1990 s. 12(1)(q), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 184.20(b)) (as amended by No. 21/2015 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 62.4)).

    (2)     Any person who uses threatening, insulting or abusive words to an authorised officer or police officer in the execution of his duty under this Act shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

S. 62(3) inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 25(2), amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 184.20(b)) (as amended by No. 21/2015 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 62.4)).

    (3)     An authorised officer or police officer who is in the course of interviewing a person about a matter under this Act may direct the person to remove all cartridges from any firearm in his or her possession.

S. 62(4) inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 25(2).

    (4)     A person must comply with a direction under subsection (3).

Penalty:     120 penalty units or 12 months imprisonment or both the fine and imprisonment.

S. 62(5) inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 25(2), amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 184.20(b)) (as amended by No. 21/2015 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 62.4)).

    (5)     An authorised officer or a police officer who believes on reasonable grounds that a person is contravening or failing to comply with section 58C, 58D or 58E may direct that person to leave or not to enter a specified hunting area.

S. 62(6) inserted by No. 87/1997
s. 25(2).

    (6)     A person must comply with a direction under subsection (5).

Penalty:     10 penalty units.

S. 62A inserted by No. 9505 s. 13, amended by Nos 41/1987 s. 103(Sch. 4 items 76.63, 76.64), 70/1990 s. 12(1)(p), 87/1997
s. 42(Sch.
item 33).