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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Enforcement - Offences

112: Obstruction of inspection

You could also call this:

"Don't stop inspectors from doing their job at a treatment centre"

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If you are in charge of a treatment centre or work there, you must let inspectors in. You cannot hide things from them or stop them from doing their job. If you do, you might get in trouble.

If you try to hide something or someone from the inspectors, or if you stop them from looking around, you are breaking the law. You are also breaking the law if you get in the way of the inspectors in any other way. This can happen when a district inspector, the Director, or an Area Director visits your treatment centre.

If you break this law, you could have to pay a fine of up to $2,000 if you are found guilty.

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Part 2Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction
Enforcement: Offences

112Obstruction of inspection

  1. This section applies to—

  2. the manager of a treatment centre that is being visited by a district inspector, the Director, or an Area Director; and
    1. a person employed or engaged by the manager or the service that operates a treatment centre that is being visited by a district inspector, the Director, or an Area Director.

      1. A person to whom this section applies commits an offence if the person—

      2. conceals or attempts to conceal from the district inspector, Director, or Area Director, or refuses or wilfully neglects to show to the district inspector, Director, or Area Director, any part of the treatment centre or any person detained or being treated in it; or
        1. in any other manner wilfully obstructs or attempts to obstruct the district inspector, Director, or Area Director in the conduct of his or her official duties.

          1. A person who commits an offence against this section is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000.