Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts82. (1) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, hinder or obstruct an authorised officer in the performance of the officer's functions for the purposes of this Act.
Penalty:
(a) if the offender is a natural person—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both;
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—250 penalty units.
(2) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a requirement made of him or her by an authorised officer in the exercise of the officer's powers under section 78.
Penalty:
(a) if the offender is a natural person—50 penalty units;
(b) if the offender is a body corporate—250 penalty units.
(3) The fact that providing information or answering questions pursuant to a requirement under section 78 may tend to incriminate an occupier of a place shall be taken to be a reasonable excuse on the part of that occupier for the purposes of subsection (2) of this section.