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Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia Act 2021
236Contravention of order
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#### 236 Contravention of order
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person does an act or omits to do an act; and
(b) the act or omission contravenes an order made by the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2) under section 230.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months, 60 penalty units or both.
(2) An act or omission that constitutes an offence under this section may be punished as a contempt of court even though it could be punished as an offence.
(3) An act or omission that constitutes an offence under this section may be punished as an offence even though it could be punished as a contempt of court.
(4) If an act or omission constitutes both an offence under this section and a contempt of court, the offender is not liable to be punished twice.