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South Bank Corporation Act 1989
sec.105-oc.2Contempt of tribunal
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### sec.105-oc.2 Contempt of tribunal
A person shall not wilfully insult or disturb a tribunal, or interrupt the proceedings of a tribunal, or by writing or speech use words which are false or defamatory of a tribunal or otherwise commit any wilful contempt of a tribunal.
Maximum penalty—$500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
A tribunal has, in relation to a contravention of subsection (1) committed in the face of the tribunal, all the powers of a Magistrates Court under the Justices Act 1886 , section 40 .
(amended)
(sec.105-oc.2-ssec.1) A person shall not wilfully insult or disturb a tribunal, or interrupt the proceedings of a tribunal, or by writing or speech use words which are false or defamatory of a tribunal or otherwise commit any wilful contempt of a tribunal. Maximum penalty—$500 or imprisonment for 6 months.
(sec.105-oc.2-ssec.2) A tribunal has, in relation to a contravention of subsection (1) committed in the face of the tribunal, all the powers of a Magistrates Court under the Justices Act 1886 , section 40 . (amended)