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TAXATION ADMINISTRATION ACT 1997 - SECT 73

Obstruction of Commissioner or authorised officer

(1)  A person must not –
(a) prevent the Commissioner or an authorised officer from exercising a power under this Part; or
(b) hinder or obstruct the Commissioner or an authorised officer in the exercise of that power; or
(c) without reasonable excuse, fail to comply with a requirement made or to answer a question asked under this Part.
Penalty:  In the case of –
(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 500 penalty units; or
(b) in any other case, a fine not exceeding 100 penalty units.
(2)  It is a defence in any proceedings for an offence under subsection (1) relating to entry onto premises for a person to prove that the authorised officer did not –
(a) identify himself or herself as an authorised officer; and
(b) warn the person that a failure to comply with the requirement may constitute an offence.



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