Employment Relations Act 2000

General provisions - Powers

235: Obstruction

You could also call this:

“You can get in big trouble if you stop or trick someone who checks if workplaces are safe and fair”

You commit an offence if you obstruct, delay, hinder, or deceive a Labour Inspector who is doing their job. This includes causing someone else to obstruct, delay, hinder, or deceive the Labour Inspector. You need to have a good reason for your actions, or it will be considered an offence.

If you are found guilty of this offence, you may have to pay a fine. The court can make you pay up to $10,000.

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Work and jobs > Worker rights
Work and jobs > Workplace safety
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Part 11 General provisions
Powers

235Obstruction

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

  2. obstructs, delays, hinders, or deceives; or
    1. causes to be obstructed, delayed, hindered, or deceived,—
      1. any Labour Inspector while the Labour Inspector is lawfully exercising or performing any power, function, or duty.

      2. A person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction by the court to a fine not exceeding $10,000.