31N   Offence: obstruction and compliance

A person must not:

(a)  obstruct, hinder or impede an inspector in the exercise of the inspector’s functions under this Division, or

(b)  prevent or attempt to prevent any other person from assisting an inspector in the exercise of the inspector’s functions under this Division, or

(c)  directly or indirectly intimidate or threaten or attempt to intimidate an inspector or a person assisting an inspector in the exercise of the inspector’s functions under this Division, or

(d)  without reasonable excuse, refuse or fail to comply with a requirement made or to answer a question of an inspector asked in accordance with this Division, or

(e)  in purported compliance with a requirement under this Division, or in answer to a question of an inspector asked in accordance with this Division, give or furnish information or evidence or produce a document knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular.

Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units.