17AContempt of Court

### 17A Contempt of Court > *\[Section 17A Inserted by No. 13 of 1989, s. 18 \]* > > > (1)  If a person – > > > > > > (a) wilfully misbehaves himself before the Magistrates Court sitting in exercise of its jurisdiction under this or any other Act; > > > > > > > (b) wilfully interrupts or obstructs any proceedings before the Court; or > > > > > > > (c) is guilty of wilful prevarication in giving evidence before the Court – > > > > that person shall be deemed guilty of contempt of court, and the magistrate sitting in the Court may, by oral order, direct that person to be removed from the Court or other place, and to be taken into custody and may, by warrant, commit that person to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 3 months or may fine him an amount not exceeding 5 penalty units. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 17A Subsection (2) amended by No. 65 of 2007, s. 18, Applied:01 Jan 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-01-01/act-2007-065#GS18@EN) Where a person is guilty of misconduct referred to in [subsection (1)](#GS17A@Gs1@EN) , the magistrate may, if he or she thinks fit, accept an apology for the misconduct, and may remit any penalty or punishment imposed either wholly or in part.