Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00868:clause:2_135l
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012C00868
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 2 cl 135L
Character Range: 469490–470282

135L  Occupier etc. to provide inspector etc. with facilities and assistance

 (1) A person commits an offence if:
 (a) the person is:
 (i) the occupier of premises to which a search warrant relates; or
 (ii) another person who apparently represents the occupier of those premises; and
 (b) the person fails to provide:
 (i) an inspector executing the warrant; and
 (ii) a person assisting the inspector;
  with all reasonable facilities and assistance for the effective exercise of their powers.

Penalty:
 (a) if the person is a body corporate—600 penalty units; or
 (b) if the person is not a body corporate—120 penalty units or imprisonment for 2 years, or both.

 (2) Subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code.