Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person commits an offence if the person—
(a) is given a direction by a police officer under this division; and
(b) fails to comply with the direction.
Maximum penalty: 200 penalty units, imprisonment for 2 years or both.
(2) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against this section if the defendant proves that the defendant was not given a reasonable opportunity to comply with the direction.
Note The defendant has a legal burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code
, s 59).