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Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979
30AContempt of Tribunal
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30A Contempt of Tribunal
A person shall not:
(a) insult the Judge constituting the Tribunal in or in relation to the
performance of functions or exercise of powers as the
Tribunal; or
(b) repeatedly interrupt the proceedings of the Tribunal; or
(c) create a disturbance or take part in creating or continuing a
disturbance in or near a place where the Tribunal is sitting; or
(d) do any other act or thing that would, if the Tribunal were a
court of record, constitute a contempt of that court.
Fault element: The person intentionally does the act or
thing.
Maximum penalty: 17 penalty units or imprisonment for
12 months.