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ABORIGINAL HERITAGE ACT 2006 (NO 16 OF 2006) - SECT 185

Person must not impersonate, obstruct or hinder inspector

    (1)     A person must not knowingly impersonate an inspector acting in his or her official capacity.

Penalty:     60 penalty units, or 6 months imprisonment, or both.

    (2)     A person must not, without reasonable excuse,     obstruct or hinder an inspector while the inspector is exercising a power or carrying out a duty or function under this Act in accordance with this Act.

Penalty:     120 penalty units, or 12 months imprisonment, or both.

    (3)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence under sub-section (2) if     the inspector failed to inform the person of the existence of the offence before the inspector attempted to exercise the power or carry out the duty or function.



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