Productivity Commission Act 1998
46Hindering or disrupting Commission
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46 Hindering or disrupting Commission
A person must not: (a) obstruct or hinder a member of the Commission in the performance of the Commission’s functions; or (b) disrupt a hearing before the Commission.
Penalty: Imprisonment for 6 months.
Note 1: This penalty is a maximum penalty (section 4D, Crimes Act 1914). A court may impose an appropriate fine instead of or as well as imprisonment (subsection 4B(2), Crimes Act 1914). If a body corporate is convicted of the offence, a court may impose a fine not more than 5 times the maximum fine that the court could impose on an individual for the same offence (subsection 4B(3), Crimes Act 1914). Penalty units are defined in section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914.
Note 2: Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility.