Local Government Act 1993 No 30
Historical version for 3 March 2011 to 26 June 2011 (accessed 21 May 2013 at 21:49) Current version
Chapter 16Part 8Section 660

660   Obstruction

A person who wilfully obstructs any of the following in the exercise of any function under this Act, or any other Act or any regulation conferring functions on a council is guilty of an offence:
•  the Minister
•  the Director-General
•  a Departmental representative authorised under Part 5 of Chapter 13
•  a person authorised under section 746
•  an auditor appointed under Part 3 of Chapter 13
•  a council
•  a councillor
•  an administrator appointed as referred to in section 256
•  an employee of a council
•  a police officer
•  a person duly authorised to perform the function for the purposes of the Act or regulation concerned.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

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