Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A person must not obstruct an official in the exercise of a power under this Act or a local law, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(2) An official is any of the following persons—
(a) the Minister;
(b) the department's chief executive;
(c) an authorised officer;
(d) an investigator;
(e) the chief executive officer;
(f) an authorised person.
(3) A person must not obstruct a local government worker in the exercise of a power under chapter 5, part 2, division 2, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.
Maximum penalty—50 penalty units.
(4) If a person has obstructed an official or local government worker and the official or worker decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the official or worker must warn the person that—
(a) it is an offence to obstruct the official or worker, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(b) the official or worker considers the person's conduct an obstruction.
(5) A person must not pull down, damage, deface or destroy a board or anything else that is displaying a local law, order, notice or other matter authorised by a local government.
Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—35 penalty units.