(1) A person who hinders the operation of this Act commits an offence.

Penalty: $5 000.

(2) A person hinders the operation of this Act if the person ¾

(a) obstructs, impedes or interferes with the doing of, a thing required or authorised to be done by or under this Act;

(aa) obstructs, impedes or interferes with ¾

(i) port facilities or other property of a port authority; or

(ii) the operation of port facilities or other property of a port authority;

(ab) causes a nuisance in a port; or

(b) uses any threatening language to ¾

(i) the CEO or a member of staff of a port authority; or

(ii) the harbour master of a port,

who is acting in the performance of functions under this Act.

[Section 131 amended by No. 71 of 2003 s. 8.]