Commissions of Investigation Act 2004

Offence of obstructing, etc., authorised persons.

30

30.—A person is guilty of an offence if the person—

(a) intentionally obstructs an authorised person in the exercise of any of his or her powers under this Part,

(b) fails, without reasonable excuse, to comply with a direction given by an authorised person in the exercise of those powers, or

(c) in purporting to give information required by an authorised person in the exercise of those powers—

(i) makes a statement knowing it to be false or misleading in a material particular, or

(ii) intentionally fails to disclose any material particular.