Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) ACT 1979 - SECT 106

  (1)   A person shall not obstruct or hinder a person acting under a warrant.

Penalty:   Imprisonment for 6 months.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) does not apply if the person obstructing or hindering has a reasonable excuse.

Note:   A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matter in subsection   (2) (see subsection   13.3(3) of the Criminal Code ).