If you threaten, assault, or get in the way of someone who is doing their job under the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act during a state of emergency or transition period, you are committing an offence. This means you are doing something wrong and can get in trouble with the law. You can find more information about this law by looking at the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 and the Civil Defence Emergency Management Amendment Act 2016.
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A person commits an offence who, during a state of emergency or transition period, threatens, assaults, or intentionally obstructs or hinders any person in that person's exercise or performance of a function, power, or duty under this Act.
