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Criminal Code Act 1983
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8 Contempt of Court
(1) Subject to subsection (2), this Act or the Code does not affect the
authority of a court of record to punish a person summarily for the
offence commonly known as Contempt of Court.
(2) A person shall not be punished under subsection (1) and under the
Code for the same act or omission.
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Schedule I Criminal Code of the Northern Territory of
Australia
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