New Zealand Legislation: Acts

24 Offences

• Every person commits an offence against this Act and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 who—

  • (a) without lawful justification or excuse, wilfully obstructs, hinders, or resists the Commissioner or any other person in the exercise of his or her powers under this Part:

  • (b) without lawful justification or excuse, refuses or wilfully fails to comply with any lawful requirement of the Commissioner or any other person under this Part:

  • (c) wilfully makes any false statement to or wilfully misleads or attempts to mislead the Commissioner or any other person in the exercise of his or her powers under this Part:

  • (d) represents directly or indirectly that he or she holds any authority under this Part when he or she does not hold that authority.