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Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999
sec.214Contempt of board of inquiry
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### sec.214 Contempt of board of inquiry
A person must not—
deliberately interrupt a board of inquiry; or
impede or obstruct the board of inquiry in the exercise of its powers; or
create or continue, or join in creating or continuing, a disturbance in or near a place where the board is conducting its inquiry; or
do anything that would be contempt of court if the board were a judge acting judicially.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
s 214 amd 2024 No. 34 s 211
- (a) deliberately interrupt a board of inquiry; or
- (b) impede or obstruct the board of inquiry in the exercise of its powers; or
- (c) create or continue, or join in creating or continuing, a disturbance in or near a place where the board is conducting its inquiry; or
- (d) do anything that would be contempt of court if the board were a judge acting judicially.