Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009

Enforcement - Offences - Offences relating to cross-border transportation of cash

111: Offence to obstruct or not to answer questions from Customs officer

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"It's an offence to stop a Customs officer from doing their job or not answer their questions without a good reason."

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You can commit an offence if you stop a Customs officer from doing their job. You do this if you wilfully get in their way when they are using their powers or doing their duties under this Act or regulations. You also commit an offence if you do not answer a Customs officer's questions without a good reason. You must answer a Customs officer's questions. If you do not, you commit an offence, unless you have a reasonable excuse. This is part of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009. You can look at s 40(2) for more information. This law was amended by the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act 2017. You can find more details about the amendment on the legislation website.

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Part 3Enforcement
Offences: Offences relating to cross-border transportation of cash

111Offence to obstruct or not to answer questions from Customs officer

A person commits an offence if the person wilfully obstructs any Customs officer in the exercise of any power conferred or performance of any duty imposed on that officer by this Act or regulations.
A person commits an offence if, without reasonable excuse, the person fails to answer questions from a Customs officer.

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s 40(2)

Notes

Section 111(1): amended, on 11 August 2017, by section 44 of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Amendment Act 2017 (2017 No 35).