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#### 180 Contempt of Commission—offence
180 Contempt of Commission—offence
> > (1) A person in contempt of the Commission is guilty of an offence.
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> > Maximum penalty—500 penalty units in the case of a corporation or, in any other case, 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
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> > (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), conduct is a contempt only if the same conduct in relation to the Supreme Court would be a contempt of the Supreme Court.
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> > (3) Proceedings for an offence against this section may only be taken before the Commission in Court Session.
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> **s 180:** Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[46\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[40\].