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Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999
88MContravention of order
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#### 88M 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 Court of Australia under section 88F.
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.