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Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
sec.722Contempt of board
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### sec.722 Contempt of board
A person must not—
impede or obstruct a board of inquiry in the exercise of its powers; or
deliberately interrupt an inquiry of a board of inquiry; or
create or continue, or join in creating or continuing, a disturbance in or near a place where a board of inquiry is conducting its inquiry; or
do anything that would be contempt of court if a board of inquiry were a judge acting judicially.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units.
s 722 amd 2024 No. 34 s 237
- (a) impede or obstruct a board of inquiry in the exercise of its powers; or
- (b) deliberately interrupt an inquiry of a board of inquiry; or
- (c) create or continue, or join in creating or continuing, a disturbance in or near a place where a board of inquiry is conducting its inquiry; or
- (d) do anything that would be contempt of court if a board of inquiry were a judge acting judicially.