80Offences relating to Integrity Tribunal

80 Offences relating to Integrity Tribunal

(1)  A person must not intentionally prevent or intentionally try to prevent a person who is required by an Integrity Tribunal to appear before it from attending as a witness or producing any record, information, material or thing to the Integrity Tribunal.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

(2)  A person must not use, cause, inflict or procure any violence, punishment, damage, loss or disadvantage in relation to another person for or on account of –

(a) that other person having given evidence before an Integrity Tribunal or produced or surrendered any record, information, material or thing to an Integrity Tribunal; or

(b) any evidence given by that other person before an Integrity Tribunal or any record, information, material or thing produced or surrendered by that other person to an Integrity Tribunal.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.

(3)  If an Integrity Tribunal is holding a hearing, a person must not –

(a) insult a member of the Integrity Tribunal in relation to the performance of his or her functions as a member; or

(b) interrupt proceedings of the Integrity Tribunal; or

(c) create a disturbance, or take part in creating or continuing a disturbance, in or near a place where the Integrity Tribunal is sitting; or

(d) do anything that would, if the Integrity Tribunal were a court of record, constitute a contempt of that court.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units.

(4)  A person must not obstruct or improperly influence the conduct of an inquiry of the Integrity Tribunal or attempt to do so.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 000 penalty units.

(5)  A person who fails without reasonable excuse to –

(a) attend an inquiry of the Integrity Tribunal as required by the Integrity Tribunal; or

(b) take an oath or make an affirmation at an inquiry of the Integrity Tribunal; or