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Food Act 2014

Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement - Offences - Offences

236: Offence involving threatening or assaulting official

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"Threatening or hurting food safety workers is against the law."

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If you threaten or assault someone who is doing their job under the Food Act 2014, you can commit an offence. This includes people like food safety officers, officers from your local council, and people helping them. It also includes people working for recognised agencies, recognised people, and people appointed under section 357(2). You can commit this offence if you threaten or assault these people when they are doing their job, which can include things like checking food safety or making sure people follow the rules. If you are found guilty of this offence, you can get in trouble, which can include a big fine or even time in prison, depending on who you are and what you did.

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Part 4Provisions relating to recognition, territorial authorities, administration, and enforcement
Offences: Offences

236Offence involving threatening or assaulting official

  1. A person commits an offence if the person threatens or assaults a person—

  2. who is one of the following:
    1. a food safety officer; or
      1. an officer of a territorial authority performing a function or duty, or exercising a power, under this Act; or
        1. a person assisting an officer described in subparagraph (i) or (ii); or
          1. a person employed by a recognised agency; or
            1. a recognised person; or
              1. a person appointed under section 357(2); and
              2. who is performing a function or duty, or exercising a power, under—
                1. a risk-based measure; or
                  1. an applicable requirement of this Act.

                  2. A person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction,—

                  3. for a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $250,000:
                    1. for an individual, to—
                      1. imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; and
                        1. a fine not exceeding $50,000.