Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsInsulting a member
(1) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the person's conduct insults or disturbs a member in the exercise of his or her powers or functions as a member.
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Interrupting proceedings of the Tribunal
(2) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the person's conduct interrupts the proceedings of the Tribunal.
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Using insulting language
(3) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person uses insulting language towards another person; and
(b) the other person is a member.
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Creating a disturbance
(4) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the person's conduct creates a disturbance in or near a place where the Tribunal is sitting.
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Taking part in creating or continuing a disturbance
(5) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person takes part in creating or continuing a disturbance; and
(b) the disturbance is in or near a place where the Tribunal is sitting.
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Contravention of direction limiting publication of evidence
(6) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the conduct contravenes a direction of the Tribunal under paragraph 163(2)(b).
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Contempt of Tribunal
(7) A person commits an offence if:
(a) the person engages in conduct; and
(b) the person's conduct would, if the Tribunal were a court of record, constitute a contempt of that court.
Penalty: 30 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.
Definition of engage in conduct
(8) In this section:
"engage in conduct" means:
(a) do an act; or
(b) omit to perform an act.