sec.37Meaning of contempt of the Assembly

### sec.37 Meaning of contempt of the Assembly Contempt of the Assembly means a breach or disobedience of the powers, rights or immunities, or a contempt, of the Assembly or its members or committees. Conduct, including words, is not contempt of the Assembly unless it amounts, or is intended or likely to amount, to an improper interference with— the free exercise by the Assembly or a committee of its authority or functions; or the free performance by a member of the member’s duties as a member. assaulting, obstructing or insulting a member— in the member’s coming to or going from the Assembly or a meeting of a committee; or anywhere else because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties attempting to compel a member by force, insult or menace to take a particular position in relation to a proposition or matter pending, or expected to be brought, before the Assembly or a committee sending a threat to a member because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties sending a challenge to fight a member the offering of a bribe to or attempting to bribe a member creating or joining in any disturbance in the Assembly or before a committee or in the Assembly’s or a committee’s vicinity while it is sitting that may interrupt its proceedings contravention of section 29 (1) , 30 (1) or (4) , 31 (3) , 32 (2) or (6) , 33 (2) or (8) or 69B (1) , (2) or (4) preventing or attempting to prevent a person from complying with section 29 (1) , 30 (1) or (4) , 31 (3) , 32 (2) or (6) , 33 (2) or (8) or 69B (1) , (2) or (4) improperly influencing, or attempting to improperly influence, a person, in relation to any evidence to be given by the person to the Assembly or a committee treating a person adversely and without lawful authority, or attempting to do so, because of evidence given by the person to the Assembly or a committee or because of a belief or suspicion about that evidence s 37 amd 2010 No. 37 s 72 (sec.37-ssec.1) Contempt of the Assembly means a breach or disobedience of the powers, rights or immunities, or a contempt, of the Assembly or its members or committees. (sec.37-ssec.2) Conduct, including words, is not contempt of the Assembly unless it amounts, or is intended or likely to amount, to an improper interference with— the free exercise by the Assembly or a committee of its authority or functions; or the free performance by a member of the member’s duties as a member. assaulting, obstructing or insulting a member— in the member’s coming to or going from the Assembly or a meeting of a committee; or anywhere else because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties attempting to compel a member by force, insult or menace to take a particular position in relation to a proposition or matter pending, or expected to be brought, before the Assembly or a committee sending a threat to a member because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties sending a challenge to fight a member the offering of a bribe to or attempting to bribe a member creating or joining in any disturbance in the Assembly or before a committee or in the Assembly’s or a committee’s vicinity while it is sitting that may interrupt its proceedings contravention of section 29 (1) , 30 (1) or (4) , 31 (3) , 32 (2) or (6) , 33 (2) or (8) or 69B (1) , (2) or (4) preventing or attempting to prevent a person from complying with section 29 (1) , 30 (1) or (4) , 31 (3) , 32 (2) or (6) , 33 (2) or (8) or 69B (1) , (2) or (4) improperly influencing, or attempting to improperly influence, a person, in relation to any evidence to be given by the person to the Assembly or a committee treating a person adversely and without lawful authority, or attempting to do so, because of evidence given by the person to the Assembly or a committee or because of a belief or suspicion about that evidence - (a) the free exercise by the Assembly or a committee of its authority or functions; or - (b) the free performance by a member of the member’s duties as a member. - 1 assaulting, obstructing or insulting a member— (a) in the member’s coming to or going from the Assembly or a meeting of a committee; or (b) anywhere else because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties - (a) in the member’s coming to or going from the Assembly or a meeting of a committee; or - (b) anywhere else because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties - 2 attempting to compel a member by force, insult or menace to take a particular position in relation to a proposition or matter pending, or expected to be brought, before the Assembly or a committee - 3 sending a threat to a member because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties - 4 sending a challenge to fight a member - 5 the offering of a bribe to or attempting to bribe a member - 6 creating or joining in any disturbance in the Assembly or before a committee or in the Assembly’s or a committee’s vicinity while it is sitting that may interrupt its proceedings - 7 contravention of section 29 (1) , 30 (1) or (4) , 31 (3) , 32 (2) or (6) , 33 (2) or (8) or 69B (1) , (2) or (4) - 8 preventing or attempting to prevent a person from complying with section 29 (1) , 30 (1) or (4) , 31 (3) , 32 (2) or (6) , 33 (2) or (8) or 69B (1) , (2) or (4) - 9 improperly influencing, or attempting to improperly influence, a person, in relation to any evidence to be given by the person to the Assembly or a committee - 10 treating a person adversely and without lawful authority, or attempting to do so, because of evidence given by the person to the Assembly or a committee or because of a belief or suspicion about that evidence - (a) in the member’s coming to or going from the Assembly or a meeting of a committee; or - (b) anywhere else because of the member’s performance of his or her parliamentary duties