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QUEENSLAND BUILDING SERVICES AUTHORITY ACT 1991 - SECT 107A

107A Obstructing inspectors

(1) A person must not obstruct an inspector who is exercising a power under this Act, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.

Maximum penalty--100 penalty units.

(2) If a person has obstructed an inspector and the inspector decides to proceed with the exercise of the power, the inspector must warn the person that--

(a) it is an offence to obstruct the inspector, unless the person has a reasonable excuse; and
(b) the inspector considers the person's conduct an obstruction.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the obstruction is an assault.

(4) In this section--

obstruct includes assault, hinder or resist or attempt or threaten to obstruct.



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