89Contempt of service tribunals etc.

89  Contempt of service tribunals etc.  (1) A person shall not:  (a) insult a member of a court martial, a judge advocate, a Defence Force magistrate or a summary authority in or in relation to the exercise of his or her powers or functions as such a member, judge advocate, magistrate or authority, as the case may be;  (b) interrupt the proceedings of a service tribunal;  (c) create a disturbance or take part in creating or continuing a disturbance in or near a place where a service tribunal is sitting; or  (d) do any other act or thing that would, if a service tribunal were a court of record, constitute a contempt of that court. Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months or 10 penalty units.  (1A) An offence under this section is an offence of strict liability.  (2) In this section: judge advocate has the same meaning as in the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982. summary authority has the same meaning as in the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982.