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Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 1989
66Contempt of Commission
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#### 66 Contempt of Commission
(1) A person shall not:
(a) obstruct or hinder the Commission or a member in the performance or exercise of any of the Commission’s functions and powers; or
(b) disrupt a hearing.
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.
(2) A person shall not, without reasonable excuse, contravene a direction given under subsection 55(1).
Penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 1 year, or both.
(3) An offence constituted by a contravention of subsection (1) or (2) is punishable on summary conviction.