47AContempt of the Commission

#### 47A Contempt of the Commission 47A Contempt of the Commission > > (1) A person is guilty of contempt of the Commission if the person, without a reasonable excuse— > > > > > (a) if served with a summons to appear as a witness before the Commission—fails to attend— > > > > > > > (i) as required by the summons, or > > > > > > > (ii) from day to day unless excused or released from further attendance by an executive officer, or > > > > > (b) if appearing as a witness at a hearing before the Commission—refuses or fails to— > > > > > > > (i) comply with a requirement to take an oath or make an affirmation under section 24(7), or > > > > > > > (ii) answer a question the person is required to answer by the executive officer presiding at the hearing, or > > > > > > > (iii) produce a document or thing the person was required to produce at the hearing, or > > > > > > > (iv) produce a document or thing the person was required to produce by a summons served on the person, or > > > > > (c) in relation to proceedings before the Commission, wilfully threatens or insults— > > > > > > > (i) the Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner or an officer of the Commission, or > > > > > > > (ii) a witness or person summoned to attend before the Commission, or > > > > > > > (iii) an Australian legal practitioner appointed to assist the Commission as counsel, or > > > > > > > (iv) an Australian legal practitioner or other person authorised to appear before the Commission, or > > > > > (d) obstructs or hinders the Commission or an officer of the Commission in the exercise of the functions of the Commission, or > > > > > (e) disrupts a hearing before the Commission, or > > > > > (f) when released by order under section 36(5) on condition the person appear before the Commission—fails to appear before the Commission, or > > > > > (g) refuses or fails to produce a document or thing to an officer of the Commission in accordance with a production notice under section 28 or 29, or > > > > > (h) does another thing that, if the Commission were a court of law having power to commit for contempt, would be contempt of the court. > > > (2) For subsection (1), self-incrimination is not a reasonable excuse. > > **s 47A:** Ins 2022 No 55, Sch 2\[11\].