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Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Miscellaneous provisions - Offences and penalties - Offences relating to investigation

153: Offence to resist, obstruct, etc

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"It's an offence to stop or trick someone doing their job under the Real Estate Agents Act"

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You commit an offence if you resist or obstruct someone doing their job under the Real Estate Agents Act 2008 without a good reason. You also commit an offence if you try to deceive them. You must not give false or misleading information to someone doing their job under this Act.

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Part 6Miscellaneous provisions
Offences and penalties: Offences relating to investigation

153Offence to resist, obstruct, etc

  1. A person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse,—

  2. resists, obstructs, deceives, or attempts to deceive any person who is exercising or attempting to exercise any power or perform any function under this Act; or
    1. gives to any person who is exercising or attempting to exercise any power or perform any function under this Act any particulars knowing those particulars are false or misleading in any material respect.