47BProcedure for alleged contempt

#### 47B Procedure for alleged contempt 47B Procedure for alleged contempt > > (1) This section applies to alleged contempt of the Commission. > > > (2) The Commissioner may give the Supreme Court a certificate (a contempt of the Commission certificate) in which the Commissioner sets out the facts of the alleged contempt. > > > (3) A contempt of the Commission certificate is prima facie evidence of the matters certified. > > > (4) If the Commissioner gives a contempt of the Commission certificate to the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court must, without delay, inquire into the alleged contempt. > > > (5) The Supreme Court must hear— > > > > > (a) witnesses who may be produced against or on behalf of the person charged with the contempt, and > > > > > (b) statements offered in defence. > > > (6) If satisfied the person is guilty of the contempt, the Supreme Court may exercise its powers in the same way and to the same extent as if the person had committed contempt in or in relation to proceedings in the Supreme Court. > > > (7) The [Supreme Court Act 1970](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1970-052) and the rules of court of the Supreme Court, with the necessary modifications, apply and extend to this section. > > **s 47B:** Ins 2022 No 55, Sch 2\[11\].