Western Australian Numbered Acts

BIOSECURITY AND AGRICULTURE MANAGEMENT ACT 2007 (NO. 23 OF 2007) - SECT 92

92 .         Offences

                A person commits an offence if the person —

            (a)         without lawful excuse, wilfully obstructs, hinders or resists an inspector who is carrying out a function under this Act; or

            (b)         without lawful excuse, wilfully obstructs, hinders or resists a person assisting an inspector who is carrying out a function under this Act; or

            (c)         without lawful excuse, does not comply with a direction under this Part; or

            (d)         without lawful excuse, does not comply with any other lawful requirement (however described) of an inspector under this Act; or

            (e)         wilfully makes a false statement to, or misleads, an inspector who is carrying out a function under this Act.

        Penalty: a fine of $20 000.