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Section sec.215 - Local Government Act 2009 - Contempt at hearing — Zoe

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### sec.215 Contempt at hearing A person must not— insult the decision-maker in a hearing; or deliberately interrupt a hearing; or take part in a disturbance in or near a place where the decision-maker is conducting a hearing; or do anything that would be a contempt of court if the decision-maker were a court. Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. s 215 amd 2018 No. 8 s 22 - (a) insult the decision-maker in a hearing; or - (b) deliberately interrupt a hearing; or - (c) take part in a disturbance in or near a place where the decision-maker is conducting a hearing; or - (d) do anything that would be a contempt of court if the decision-maker were a court.

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