128Disrupting proceedings of Tribunal

128 Disrupting proceedings of Tribunal

[Section 128 Inserted by No. 17 of 2021, s. 18, Applied:05 Nov 2021]

(1)  A person must not –

(a) wilfully interrupt any proceedings of the Tribunal; or

(b) use offensive, threatening, abusive or insulting language, or behave in a disorderly, offensive, threatening, abusing or insulting manner, towards the Tribunal, members of the Tribunal or officers of the Tribunal or at a place where proceedings of the Tribunal are being conducted; or

(c) obstruct, or improperly influence, the conduct of proceedings of the Tribunal; or

(d) do anything that would, if the Tribunal were a court of record, constitute a contempt of that court.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months.

(2)  Nothing in this section derogates from the operation of another provision of this Act.