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TRADING (ALLOWABLE HOURS) ACT 1990 - SECT 39

Obstruction of industrial inspector

39 Obstruction of industrial inspector

A person is not—

(a) to assault, resist, impede, delay or otherwise obstruct or attempt to obstruct an inspector in exercise of powers or performance of duties under this Act;
(b) to fail to answer any question put to the person by an inspector for the purposes of this Act, or give a false or misleading answer to any such question;
(c) to fail to sign a declaration that the person is required by or under this Act, or by an inspector for the purposes of this Act, to sign;
(d) to fail to comply in all respects with a lawful request, requisition or direction of an inspector;
(e) when required by or under this Act to furnish—
(i) assistance to an inspector; or
(ii) information to an inspector—
(A) to fail to furnish the assistance or information; or
(B) to furnish information that the person knows to be false or misleading, or does not believe to be true;
(f) to fail—
(i) to produce to an inspector any permit, certificate or authority had, or claimed to be had, by the person under or for the purposes of this Act, when required by the inspector to produce the same;
(ii) to produce to an inspector any time sheet, pay sheet or other records required by law to be kept or had by the person, when required by the inspector to produce the same;
(iii) to produce to an inspector records referred to in section 8 (1)(f) in the possession or control of the person, when required by the inspector to produce the same;
(iv) to allow an inspector to whom anything has been produced to examine the thing and to make copies of, or take extracts from the thing, any part thereof or any entries therein;
(g) to prevent, or attempt to prevent, directly or indirectly, any person from appearing before, or being questioned by, an inspector;
(h) to use threatening, abusive or insulting language to an inspector, or to any employee, in respect of any inspection, examination or questioning;
(i) to impersonate an inspector.



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