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Health Act 1956

Management of infectious diseases - Directions - Compliance with directions

92W: Offence to obstruct compliance with directions

You could also call this:

"Don't stop someone from following a health officer's instructions or you could be fined."

If you are in charge of someone under 16 years old, or someone who cannot make their own decisions, you must not stop them from following a direction given by a medical officer of health. You will commit an offence if you intentionally obstruct them from following the direction. If you commit this offence, you can be fined up to $2,000 if you are convicted.

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Part 3AManagement of infectious diseases
Directions: Compliance with directions

92WOffence to obstruct compliance with directions

  1. This section applies to—

  2. a parent, guardian, or person in charge of an individual aged under 16 years; and
    1. a person in charge of an individual who is lacking in legal capacity.

      1. A person to whom this section applies commits an offence who intentionally obstructs that other individual's compliance with a direction given by a medical officer of health under this Part.

      2. A person who commits an offence against subsection (2) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.

      Notes
      • Section 92W: inserted, on , by section 11 of the Health (Protection) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 35).