Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION (ACT) ACT 2003 (NO. 58 OF 2003) - SECT 49

A person commits an offence if the person—

        (a)     intentionally obstructs or hinders—

              (i)     the ACC in the exercise of its functions; or

              (ii)     an examiner in the exercise of his or her functions as an examiner; or

        (b)     intentionally disrupts an examination before an examiner.

Maximum penalty: 500 penalty units, imprisonment for 5 years or both.

Note     Under the Crimes Act 1900 , s 375 (Summary disposal of certain cases), the Magistrates Court may, in certain circumstances, deal summarily with offences (other than those involving money or other property) for which the maximum penalty does not exceed imprisonment for 10 years. However, the court may not impose a sentence of imprisonment exceeding 2 years or impose a fine exceeding $5 000.