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Civil Aviation Act 2023

Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement - General offences

363: Obstruction of inspector or other person authorised by Director or Secretary

You could also call this:

"Don't stop aviation inspectors from doing their job or you could be fined"

Illustration for Civil Aviation Act 2023

If you stop an inspector or someone else from doing their job under the Civil Aviation Act 2023, you can get in trouble. You will be in trouble if you stop them on purpose when they are wearing a uniform or show you a card that says they are allowed to do their job.

If you break this rule, you can be fined up to $10,000 if you are an individual, or up to $50,000 if you are a company or organisation.

This rule is similar to a rule in the 1990 No 98 Act, which you can read more about by following the link.

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Part 9Monitoring, investigation, and enforcement
General offences

363Obstruction of inspector or other person authorised by Director or Secretary

  1. A person commits an offence who intentionally obstructs or intentionally impedes—

  2. an inspector or a response officer exercising their functions or powers under this Act; or
    1. any other person who is authorised by the Director or the Secretary and acting in the performance or exercise of any functions or powers conferred on the person under this Act.

      1. Subsection (1) applies only where the inspector, response officer, or other person obstructed or impeded is in uniform or produces evidence of the person’s authority.

      2. A person who breaches subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on conviction,—

      3. in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000:
        1. in the case of any other person, to a fine not exceeding $50,000.

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